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Updates on the Measures and Guidelines for Tourism Restaurants Operating within Usual Business Hours

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21/07/2020
Messrs. All Hotel Establishments and Tourism
Restaurants’ General Managers
ﺍﻟﺳﺎﺩﺓ/ ﻣﺩﺭﺍء ﺍﻟﻣﻧﺷﺂﺕ ﺍﻟﻔﻧﺩﻗﻳﺔ ﻭﺍﻟﻣﻁﺎﻋﻡ ﺍﻟﺳﻳﺎﺣﻳﺔ
ﺍﻟﻣﺣﺗﺭﻣﻳﻥ
Circular No. 60/2020 60/2020 ﺗﻌﻣﻳﻡ ﺭﻗﻡ
Subject: Updates on the Measures and Guidelines for
Tourism Restaurants Operating within Usual Business
Hours
ﺗﺣﺩﻳﺙ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﺗﻭﺟﻳﻬﺎﺕ ﻭﺍﻻﺷﺗﺭﺍﻁﺎﺕ ﺍﻟﻭﺍﺟﺏ ﺗﻁﺑﻳﻘﻬﺎ ﺑﺷﺄﻥ ﺇﻋﺎﺩﺓ ﺍﻟﻣـﻭﺿﻭﻉ:
ﺗﺷﻐﻳﻝ ﺍﻟﻣﻁﺎﻋﻡ ﺍﻟﺳﻳﺎﺣﻳﺔ ﻭﻓﻖ ﺳﺎﻋﺎﺕ ﺍﻟﻌﻣﻝ ﺍﻟﻣﻌﺗﺎﺩﺓ
Greetings, ﺗﺣﻳﺔ ﻁﻳﺑﺔ ﻭﺑﻌﺩ،
In line with the preventative measures for Coronavirus
(COVID-19) issued by relevant entities, and in line with
efforts to sustain and support the tourism industry and
n a t i o n a l e c o n o m i c d e v e l o p m e n t , t a k i n g i n t o
consideration the importance of community and public
health and safety, and further to our previous circular No.
(50/2020) on the measures and guidelines for tourism
restaurants operating within usual business hours, we
would like to inform you that all tourism restaurants will
have to comply with all previous directives and
precautionary procedures, taking into account the below
updates:
ﺗﻣﺎﺷﻳﺎ ً ﻣﻊ ﺗﻭﺟﻳﻬﺎﺕ ﺍﻟﺟﻬﺎﺕ ﺍﻟﻣﻌﻧﻳﺔ ﺍﻟﺻﺎﺩﺭﺓ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﺩﻭﻟﺔ ﻓﻳﻣﺎ ﻳﺗﻌﻠﻖ ﺑﺎﻟﺗﺩﺍﺑﻳﺭ
( ﻭﻓﻳﻣﺎ ﻳﺗﻌﻠﻖ ﺑﺩﻋﻡ ﻭﺗﻧﻣﻳﺔ ﺍﻟﻘﻁﺎﻉ19ﺍﻟﻭﻗﺎﺋﻳﺔ ﺍﻟﺧﺎﺻﺔ ﺑﻔﻳﺭﻭﺱ ﻛﻭﺭﻭﻧﺎ )ﻛﻭﻓﻳﺩ-
ﺍﻟﺳﻳﺎﺣﻲ ﻭﺍﻻﻗﺗﺻﺎﺩ ﺍﻟﻭﻁﻧﻲ، ﺑﻣﺎ ﻻ ﻳﺗﻌﺎﺭﺽ ﻣﻊ ﺍﻟﺻﺣﺔ ﺍﻟﻌﺎﻣﺔ ﻭﺃﻣﻥ ﻭﺳﻼﻣﺔ
ﺍﻟﻣﺟﺗﻣﻊ؛
ﺑﺷﺄﻥ ﺍﻟﺗﻭﺟﻳﻬﺎﺕ 2020 ( ﻟ ﺳ ﻧ ﺔ50ﻭﻋﻁﻔﺎ ً ﻋﻠﻰ ﺗﻌﻣﻳﻣﻧﺎ ﺍﻟﺳﺎﺑﻖ ﺭﻗﻡ )
ﻭﺍﻻﺷﺗﺭﺍﻁﺎﺕ ﺍﻟﻭﺍﺟﺏ ﺗﻁﺑﻳﻘﻬﺎ ﺑﺷﺄﻥ ﺇﻋﺎﺩﺓ ﺗﺷﻐﻳﻝ ﺍﻟﻣﻁﺎﻋﻡ ﺍﻟﺳﻳﺎﺣﻳﺔ ﻭﻓﻖ ﺳﺎﻋﺎﺕ
ﺍﻟﻌﻣﻝ ﺍﻟﻣﻌﺗﺎﺩﺓ، ﻧﻭﺩ ﺇﻋﻼﻣﻛﻡ ﺑﺄﻧﻪ ﺳﻳﺗﻭﺟﺏ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺟﻣﻳﻊ ﺍﻟﻣﻁﺎﻋﻡ ﺍﻟﺳﻳﺎﺣﻳﺔ ﺍﻻﻟﺗﺯﺍﻡ
ﺑﺟﻣﻳﻊ ﻣﺎ ﻭﺭﺩ ﺳﺎﺑﻘﺎ ً ﻣﻥ ﺗﻭﺟﻳﻬﺎﺕ ﻭﺇﺟﺭﺍءﺍﺕ ﺍﺣﺗﺭﺍﺯﻳﺔ ﻣﻊ ﻣﺭﺍﻋﺎﺓ ﺍﻟﺗﺣﺩﻳﺙ
ﺍﻟﻭﺍﺭﺩ ﺃﺩﻧﺎﻩ:
Restaurants will be allowed to operate with 80%
capacity, whilst maintaining a distance of 2 metres
between tables.
٪ ﻣﻥ ﺍﻟﻁﺎﻗﺔ80 ﻳﺳﻣﺢ ﻟﻠﻣﻁﺎﻋﻡ ﺍﻟﺗﺷﻐﻳﻝ ﺑﻁﺎﻗﺔ ﺍﺳﺗﻳﻌﺎﺑﻳﺔ ﺗﺻﻝ ﺇﻟﻰ
ﺍﻹﺟﻣﺎﻟﻳﺔ، ﻣﻊ ﺍﻻﻟﺗﺯﺍﻡ ﺑﺎﻹﺑﻘﺎء ﻋﻠﻰ ﻣﺳﺎﻓﺔ ﻣﺗﺭﻳﻥ ﺑﻳﻥ ﺍﻟﻁﺎﻭﻻﺕ.
Maintain restrictions on all buffets, open food
displays, food samples (excluding the main
restaurants in the hotels, you can operate the buffet
and dedicate a waiter to provide service to
consumers, as per Abu Dhabi Agriculture and Food
Safety Authority’s guidelines (ADAFSA).
ﺍﻟﺣﻔﺎﻅ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﻘﻳﻭﺩ ﺍﻟﻣﻔﺭﻭﺿﺔ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺟﻣﻳﻊ ﺍﻟﺑﻭﻓﻳﻬﺎﺕ، ﻭﻋﺭﺽ ﺍﻟﻁﻌﺎﻡ
ﺍﻟﻣﻔﺗﻭﺡ، ﻭﻋﻳﻧﺎﺕ ﺍﻟﻁﻌﺎﻡ )ﺑﺎﺳﺗﺛﻧﺎء ﺍﻟﻣﻁﺎﻋﻡ ﺍﻟﺭﺋﻳﺳﻳﺔ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﻔﻧﺎﺩﻕ، ﺣﻳﺙ
ﻳﻣﻛﻥ ﺗﺷﻐﻳﻝ ﺍﻟﺑﻭﻓﻳﻪ ﺑﺗﺧﺻﻳﺹ ﻧﺎﺩﻝ ﻟﺗﻘﺩﻳﻡ ﺍﻟﺧﺩﻣﺔ ﻟﻠﺯﺑﺎﺋﻥ ﻭﻓﻘﺎ ً ﻟﻺﺭﺷﺎﺩﺍﺕ
.(ADAFSAﺍﻟﻣﻌﺗﻣﺩﺓ ﻣﻥ ﻫﻳﺋﺔ ﺃﺑﻭﻅﺑﻲ ﻟﻠﺯﺭﺍﻋﺔ ﻭﺍﻟﺳﻼﻣﺔ ﺍﻟﻐﺫﺍﺋﻳﺔ )
F a c e m a s k s a n d g l o v e s a r e m a n d a t o r y f o r
employees at all times, and customers when
entering and exiting.
ﺇﻟﺯﺍﻡ ﺟﻣﻳﻊ ﺍﻟﻣﻭﻅﻔﻳﻥ ﺑﺎﺭﺗﺩﺍء ﺍﻟﻛﻣﺎﻣﺎﺕ ﻭﺍﻟﻘﻔﺎﺯﺍﺕ ﻓﻲ ﺟﻣﻳﻊ ﺍﻷﻭﻗﺎﺕ، ﻛﻣﺎ
ﻳﺗﻭﺟﺏ ﺫﻟﻙ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﺯﺑﺎﺋﻥ ﻋﻧﺩ ﺍﻟﺩﺧﻭﻝ ﻭﺍﻟﺧﺭﻭﺝ.
Please note that Hotels and Tourism Establishments will
be inspected by DCT Abu Dhabi's inspectors to verify
compliance with these instructions.
ﻳﺭﺟﻰ ﺍﻟﻌﻠﻡ ﺑﺄﻧﻪ ﺳﻳﺗﻡ ﺗﻔﺗﻳﺵ ﺍﻟﻣﻧﺷﺂﺕ ﺍﻟﺳﻳﺎﺣﻳﺔ ﻭﺍﻟﻔﻧﺩﻗﻳﺔ ﻣﻥ ﻗﺑﻝ ﻣﻔﺗﺷﻲ ﺩﺍﺋﺭﺓ
.ﺍﻟﺛﻘﺎﻓﺔ ﻭﺍﻟﺳﻳﺎﺣﺔ – ﺃﺑﻭﻅﺑﻲ ﻟﻠﺗﺣﻘﻖ ﻣﻥ ﺍﻻﻟﺗﺯﺍﻡ ﺑﻬﺫﻩ ﺍﻟﺗﻌﻠﻳﻣﺎﺕ
We hope that you will abide by what we have mentioned
to avoid the legal measures that will be taken against
offenders according to the legislation in force.
ﺁﻣﻠﻳﻥ ﻣﻧﻛﻡ ﺍﻟﺗﻘﻳﺩ ﺑﻣﺎ ﺃﺷﺭﻧﺎ ﺇﻟﻳﻪ ﺗﻔﺎﺩﻳﺎ ً ﻟﻺﺟﺭﺍءﺍﺕ ﺍﻟﻘﺎﻧﻭﻧﻳﺔ ﺍﻟﺗﻲ ﺳﺗﺗﺧﺫ ﺑﺷﺄﻥ
ﺍﻟﻣﺧﺎﻟﻔﻳﻥ ﻭﻓﻖ ﺍﻟﺗﺷﺭﻳﻌﺎﺕ ﺍﻟﻧﺎﻓﺫﺓ.
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