Store opening hours
In Lower Saxony, sales outlets may be open from midnight on Monday to midnight on Saturday.
There is a general ban on opening and selling on Sundays and public holidays. The Lower Saxony Act on Shop Opening and Selling Hours (NLöffVZG) regulates exceptions to this ban for:
- Pharmacies, petrol stations, points of sale at railroad stations for passenger transportation, airports and ferry ports,
- Points of sale for the consumption of goods for immediate consumption to meet local needs
- Sales outlets in health resorts and resorts for recreation, excursions and pilgrimages,
- Sales outlets which, in terms of their size and product range, are geared towards the sale of goods for small daily needs,
- farm stores,
- Sundays open for business four times a year and eight times a year in tourist destinations.
Different time and shopping basket restrictions apply to the exceptions.
The regulations applicable in Lower Saxony do not apply
- to the wholesale trade (sales to resellers and commercial customers),
- to the sale of accessories if they are provided at the location of the main service and the main service is not subject to the provisions of the law,
- the sale of goods at fairs, markets and exhibitions,
- to restaurants, video shops and service businesses.
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
Gemeinde Rhede (Ems) - Ordnungsamt/Gewerbe/Feuerwehrwesen
recipients: Gemeinde Rhede (Ems)
bank: Emsländische Volksbank
IBAN: DE08266614940000164300
recipients: Gemeinde Rhede (Ems)
bank: Sparkasse Emsland
IBAN: DE06266500010017000019
Sepa Direct Debit, Bank Transfer, Cash Payment, Paypal, Sepa Credit Transfer
Contact
- Rhede (Ems):
- Advertisement Change of person in the case of legal entities
- Advertisement of a restaurant
- Agriculture: damage caused by game
- Apply for a simple certificate of good conduct
- Apply for permission to sell goods at trade fairs, festivals and special events.
- Applying for a permit for the commercial exhibition of persons
- Applying for permission for special use
- Broadband coverage
- Burial place: Permit - to create/expand
- Business re-registration
- Car towed away - municipal information
- Citizens' telephone
- Compulsory education
- Cycling
- Data protection in municipalities
- Deregister trade
- Event: Display
- Exemptions on Sundays and public holidays
- Explosive ordnance: elimination
- Findings from the background check Certificate
- Fishing License Exhibition
- Flood protection
- Holiday offers
- Limited traffic zones
- Lost property
- Markets and festivals
- Measures to ensure public safety and order
- Mobile phone masts - municipal information
- Motor vehicles: wild accidents
- Noise pollution from neighbors
- Organization of a weekly market Determination
- Other games with the possibility of winning Permission in the traveling trade
- Other games with the possibility of winning: Permission
- Outdoor Advertising: Approval
- Parking barrier for a move: Facility
- Parking permit
- Playground equipment with the possibility of winning Confirmation of the installation site
- Playground equipment with the possibility of winning permission
- Portable shooting range - apply for permission to operate
- Public holidays: approval - of exceptions to the general rest period
- Register a business
- Register burial
- Report wild garbage
- Restaurant operation Approval early start of operations
- Safety on the way to school
- Show hiking camp
- Show traveling trade or activity exempt from travel trade card
- Show use of biocides
- Store opening hours
- Street cleaning
- Suggestions and complaints
- Traditional bonfire (Easter fire)
- Traffic monitoring
- Traffic space restrictions: approval
- Travel trade card-exempt activity Authorization of exceptions for holding certain sales events
- Truancy
- Undeclared work notification
- Use of sound amplification systems: granting - exemption
- Voluntary work Appointment as a youth alderman
- Voluntary work Appointment as alderman
- Water Supervision
- Winter service
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".
