The Directorate of Commerce in Médéa has released a roster of 1,378 traders and service providers tasked with maintaining operations throughout the three days of Eid al‑Fitr. This annual duty arrangement is designed to ensure “regular supply of goods and basic foodstuffs to citizens during the holiday period,” according to a statement from the commerce services of the wilaya.
Within this framework, the administration has issued a duty schedule outlining on‑duty locations and times across the entire wilaya for the festival days, to “meet citizens’ needs in terms of services and widely consumed products.”
Businesses covered by the duty roster include bakeries, fruit and vegetable vendors, dairy and dairy‑related products, butcheries and poultry merchants, restaurants, service stations, mechanical repair workshops, and tire‑change and vulcanizing services, the same source specified.
The duty schedule has been expanded this year, and for the first time it now includes “cafés and automotive‑mechanics activities,” in line with guidelines issued by wilaya authorities, to “make life easier for citizens after a month of fasting.”
The department has designated twelve senior officials to ensure strict monitoring of the duty roster compiled by its services across the Médéa district, while 37 inspection brigades from its local offices are also responsible for supervising compliance with the duty requirement.
In addition, a digital platform named “Morafikokom” has been set up so that citizens can consult the full list of traders and service providers requisitioned for duty during the Eid holiday and other public holidays.
It should be recalled that traders and service providers are legally required to abide by the duty roster; those who fail to do so face a fine and an administrative closure of their business for one month.