In intensive controls the market is moving forward Region of Attica on Easter days, in order to protect public health and to deal with profiteering phenomena that affect consumers.

By order of the District Governor Nikos Hardalia to all competent services, until Easter Monday, May 6, the control mechanisms of the Region of Attica will be on their feet, in order to control the orderly and legally prescribed operation of all health shops.

“The citizens of Attica will celebrate Easter safely and with respect to the family budget,” Mr. Hardalias emphasized in his statements and added: “On these holy days, the services of the Region will be in constant mobilization, in order to ensure that the goods that will reach the Easter table will be absolutely safe for the health of consumers, of good quality and at the right price. The tolerance towards the phenomena of profiteering – at a time when the family budget is particularly burdened – counterfeiting and discounts on the quality of products, will be zero. Any violation will be immediately subject to the penalties provided by law, without exception. I wish everyone a happy Easter and a happy Resurrection. Be sure that the Region of Attica will do everything possible to celebrate again this year as we deserve”.

From April 8 until today, the Region’s services have carried out 6,112 checks ahead of Easter.

Controls will be extended to all businesses that fall under the jurisdiction of the Region’s mechanisms, such as meat, fruit and vegetable and other food distribution companies, supermarkets, street markets, cheese shops, poultry farms, toy shops, gas stations, leisure businesses etc.