Store opening hours
In Lower Saxony, sales outlets are allowed to open from 00:00 on Monday to 24:00 on Saturday. be open.
On Sundays and public holidays, there is a general ban on opening and selling. The Lower Saxony Act on Shop Opening and Sales Hours (NLöffVZG) conclusively regulates exceptions to this prohibition for:
- pharmacies, petrol stations, points of sale at railway stations for passenger transport, at airports and ferry ports,
- Points of sale for the consumption of goods for immediate consumption in order to meet local needs
- points of sale in health resorts and resorts, in places of excursions and in places of pilgrimage,
- points of sale which, in terms of their size and assortment, are geared towards the sale of small everyday goods,
- Farm shops,
- the so-called "open Sunday", which is possible four times a year and eight times a year in excursion destinations.
- wholesale (sales to resellers and professional buyers),
- on the sale of accessories, if it is provided at the place of the main service and the main service is not subject to the provisions of the law,
- the sale of goods at folk festivals as well as at fixed fairs, markets and exhibitions,
- on restaurants, video stores and service providers.
Which documents are required?
Documents may be required. Please contact the competent authority.
What are the fees?
Fees may apply, please contact the competent authority.
What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?
Deadlines may have to be observed. Please contact the competent authority.
What else should I know?
Further information can be found under the search term "open Sundays".
Author
The text was automatically translated based on the German content.
Who should I contact?
The responsibility lies with the municipality, the joint municipality and the city, which is responsible for monitoring compliance with the regulations regarding opening and sales hours as well asthe sale of permitted shopping baskets.
In addition, the State Labour Inspectorate is responsible for verifying compliance with occupational health and safety.
Responsible authorities
Emsbüren - Bereich Gewerbeangelegenheiten, Marktwesen
Timetable
from 08:00 to 12:00
and 14:00 to 16:00
Tuesday:
from 08:00 to 12:00
Wednesday:
from 08:00 to 12:00
Thursday:
from 08:00 to 12:00
and 14:00 to 18:00
Friday:
from 08:00 to 12:00
Contact
- Emsbüren:
- Activity as a market trader or showman Admission
- Advertisement of a restaurant
- Apply for permission to sell goods at trade fairs, festivals and special events.
- Business re-registration
- Deregister trade
- Event: Advertisement
- Exemptions for the auctioning of perishable goods Admission to weekly markets
- Exemptions on Sundays and public holidays
- Findings from the background check Certificate
- Gaming arcade license
- Markets and festivals
- Organization of a weekly market
- Other games with the possibility of winning Permission in the traveling trade
- Other games with the possibility of winning: Permission
- Parking permit
- Permission for the commercial display of persons
- Playground equipment with the possibility of winning Confirmation of the installation site
- Playground equipment with the possibility of winning permission
- Restaurant operation Approval early start of operations
- Show traveling trade or activity exempt from travel trade card
- Store opening hours