Marina Alta 9th March Issue 35
Next Auction 22nd March 2018
No longer open all hours Confused customers were the first to notice shops remained closed on Sundays after new laws across Valencia rang up changes. Commercial premises will no longer be able to open continuously on Sundays or on fiesta days, the regional government has ruled. On 19th February the amended law was published in the official gazette of the Generalitat Valenciana and came into force on 25th February. The move is aimed at a “reconciliation of family and work life” said the Ministry of the Economy after the law received a green light from politicians sitting in Les Corts Valencianes. And it said the change came after agreement was reached between small businesses, supermarkets and consumer groups. The accord only allows opening a set number of days from Palm Sunday to Easter Monday and from June 15th to the first Sunday of the January sales The five main tourist areas of
by Jack Troughton
Valencia and the entire city of Alicante will allow opening over 38 Sundays and public holidays. Municipalities declared to have the greatest influx of tourists (ZGAT) will be allowed to open 40 days over the same period and those listed as having a partial ZGAT can open 28 days – for the rest, 11 days are allowed.
Examples of the former were given as Finestrat, Torrevieja, Alborache, Alfaz del Pi, Benissa (coast), Orihuela (coast) and Pilar de la Horadada (coast). Examples of partial ZGAT are Altea, Benidorm, Benicassim, Santa Pola, Segorbe, Ondara and Calpe. The law is expected to be enforced by local police and people are advised to check with their local town hall to see how it affects them locally. However, convenience stores – with premises under 300 square metres – are expected to remain open.
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