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BELGIAN LAW

How to find out more about the laws of Belgium?

If you have a specific question about belgian law, you can contact us directly and we will have one of our international lawyers qualified in belgian law assist you.

If you would like to know more about Lex Fori, the international lawyers network,take a look at our home page and choose one of the five languages available.

You can also take a look at our work page where you will find articles, in several languages, on various topics of belgian law and other national laws written by our lawyers.

If you would like to have direct access to belgian law,belgian legislation and other legal documents , you will find below a selection of links to primary sources of law in Belgium.

House of Representatives

The site of the Belgian House of Representatives offers a large selection of legislation, preparatory documents, and reports. Belgian law where it is made.

Senate

The Senate is a also a gold mine for legislative documents and other aspects of belgian law.

Administrative Law

Belgium, like France, has two Supreme Courts. The site for the "Conseil d'Etat", the Supreme court specializing in administrative law, has a useful search tool for belgian case law and decrees. The site has some English content but the belgian texts and case law are available only in French and Dutch.

Tax Law

The site of the Ministry of Finance has a useful textbook, called a "mémento". It's a welcome change from the mind-numbing reading of the tax code ( belgian tax law is just as complicated as any other country's tax code. Again some English content , but mostly in French and Dutch.

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