Key Points:
·A new regulation prohibiting grocery stores from selling tobacco products (including e-cigarettes and hookahs), dates, meat, vegetables, and fruits.
·Took effect immediately, existing stores are given a 6-month period to make necessary adjustments.
According to the Saudi Gazette. A new regulation prohibiting grocery stores from selling tobacco products (including e-cigarettes and hookahs), dates, meat, vegetables, and fruits.The directive was issued by the Minister of Municipal and Rural Affairs, Majed Al-Hogail.
Existing establishments have up to six months to comply with the new rules.
Under the new regulations, kiosks, grocery stores, or mini-markets are no longer allowed to sell dates, meat, fruits, vegetables, and tobacco products, including cigarettes, e-cigarettes, and hookahs. All of these products can be sold at supplier stores, but selling meat requires a separate license.
The new regulation mandates a minimum building area of 24 square meters for food grocery stores, 100 square meters for supermarkets, and 500 square meters for hypermarkets.
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