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The new ordinance signed by the mayor of Rome, Virginia Raggi, which regulates the opening hours of commercial, artisanal and productive activities in relation to this second wave of the coronavirus pandemic, is in effect from today, December 9, and until on January 6, 2021..
After a discussion with the trade associations most representative of the interests of the trade, we wanted to adopt a measure that would guarantee greater flexibility in opening hours during the Christmas season to serve both merchants and customers. Opening hours to the public depending on the type of activity and the possibility of choosing for businesses that are divided into several types “ declares the mayor of Rome Virginia Raggi.
The time slots
Bands F1A and F1BTherefore, neighborhood shops in the food sector, medium-sized and large sales structures in the food and bakery sector, from Monday to Friday may open to the public between 5:00 and 8.15.
Bands F2 and F3, therefore, non-food laboratories, carried out in an artisanal and non-artisan way, neighborhood businesses in the non-food sector, medium and large sales structures in the non-food sector, Telephone Centers-Internet Points, from Monday to Friday They will be able to make the open to the public after 9.15.
These provisions also apply to commercial and artisan businesses located within the Shopping Centers. For all the aforementioned activities, the hours of any opening to the public on holidays and days before holidays are not subject to the time bands of the Ordinance in question.
The excluded categories
The provisions provided do not apply to commerce in public areas, newsagents, tobacconists, pharmacies, parapharmacies, exercises of any kind within railway stations and service areas, catering activities in a broad sense, such as ice cream parlors, pizzerias and grills. . . Likewise, hardware stores and resale of construction materials, plumbing and heating products, DIY and paints, car dealers with service-repair workshops, car repair activities such as mechatronics, electricians, bodybuilders and specialists are also excluded from the aforementioned provisions. in tires. Hairdressers and beauticians, stationery stores, stationery bookstores, bookstores that sell school textbooks and any other activity not expressly mentioned are also excluded.
All commercial establishments that carry out mixed activities, on the other hand, can choose one of the two scheduled opening hours at their discretion. Therefore, it is necessary to foresee the obligation to show the opening and closing times referring to the type of activity carried out, as well as the choice of the time slot.
When the stores close
Regarding the closing time, all the previous provisions are repealed and reference is made to national and regional legislation on the matter. The DCPM (Decree of the Council Presidency) of last December 3 is in force, which sets the closing hours of retail stores, in the “yellow” regions, at 9 pm.
The ordinance provisions do not apply on December 23 and 30, 2020 and January 4, 2021. All state and regional prerogatives regarding changing health circumstances remain valid, and the right of the activity owner with regard to ‘Opening or not of the same both on working days and holidays.
