Belgium
6 regulators · 9 laws & regulations · 3 obligations · 39 enforcement actions
| Law or regulation | Type | Year | Regulator | Summary | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Law of 2 December 2024 on the publication, by certain companies and groups, of sustainability information and on the assurance of such information, and containing miscellaneous provisions status not recorded | Act | 2024 | NBB | Belgian transposition of the CSRD. Sustainability information forms part of the… | official |
Belgian transposition of the CSRD. Sustainability information forms part of the (consolidated) management report in ESEF format; the NBB's Central Balance Sheet Office receives the filings and publishes a list of companies in scope. The NBB notes that EU Directive 2026/470 has amended the reporting-wave criteria and is not yet transposed. | |||||
| FSMA Regulation of 5 January 2023 on restrictive conditions for the distribution of virtual currencies to consumers status not recorded | Regulation | 2023 | — | Sets rules for advertising virtual currencies distributed to consumers in Belgium: ads… | official |
Sets rules for advertising virtual currencies distributed to consumers in Belgium: ads must be identifiable, carry short and extended risk warnings, and mass-media campaigns reaching at least 25,000 consumers must be notified to the FSMA 10 calendar days in advance. MiCA takes precedence where it applies. | |||||
| Act of 11 March 2018 on the legal status and supervision of payment institutions and electronic money institutions and on access to the activity of payment service provider, to the issuance of electronic money and to payment systems status not recorded | Act | 2018 | NBB | Belgian law on payment and e-money institutions, listed by the NBB as the key legislation… | official |
Belgian law on payment and e-money institutions, listed by the NBB as the key legislation for that sector. The NBB also lists implementing royal decrees and an NBB regulation on payment institutions' own funds. | |||||
| Loi du 30 juillet 2018 relative à la protection des personnes physiques à l'égard des traitements de données à caractère personnel (Law of 30 July 2018 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data) status not recorded | Act | 2018 | APD-GBA | Belgian framework law that implements the GDPR and repealed the Privacy Law of 8 December… | official |
Belgian framework law that implements the GDPR and repealed the Privacy Law of 8 December 1992. Published 5 September 2018. | |||||
| Law of 18 September 2017 on the prevention of money laundering and terrorist financing and on the restriction of the use of cash | Act | 2017 | NBB | Main Belgian AML/CFT statute. It sets customer due diligence, internal organisation… | official |
Main Belgian AML/CFT statute. It sets customer due diligence, internal organisation, reporting to the CTIF-CFI and record-keeping duties for obliged entities and names the supervisory authorities; the CTIF-CFI describes it as implementing Directive (EU) 2015/849. Published 6 October 2017; the NBB posts an unofficial English coordinated version of February 2023. | |||||
| Loi du 3 décembre 2017 portant création de l'Autorité de protection des données (Law of 3 December 2017 establishing the Data Protection Authority) status not recorded | Act | 2017 | APD-GBA | Creates the Data Protection Authority, sets its six bodies and mandates, and gives its… | official |
Creates the Data Protection Authority, sets its six bodies and mandates, and gives its Litigation Chamber power to issue warnings, reprimands, periodic penalties and administrative fines (Arts. 100-101), with appeal to the Market Court within thirty days (Art. 108). Published 10 January 2018; in force 25 May 2018; a revised organic law applies to cases from 1 June 2024. | |||||
| Act of 13 March 2016 on the legal status and supervision of insurance and reinsurance companies (Insurance Supervision Act) status not recorded | Act | 2016 | NBB | Prudential statute for insurance and reinsurance companies, listed by the NBB as the key… | official |
Prudential statute for insurance and reinsurance companies, listed by the NBB as the key insurance law. | |||||
| Law of 2 August 2002 on the supervision of the financial sector and on financial services status not recorded | Act | 2002 | — | Legislation about the FSMA: the conduct-of-business and supervisory law the FSMA cites in… | official |
Legislation about the FSMA: the conduct-of-business and supervisory law the FSMA cites in its settlements (for example Arts. 27, 27bis, 27ter and 28) and for its enforcement powers (Art. 36). The FSMA hosts an unofficial consolidated English version of July 2013 only, so later amendments are not shown. | |||||
| Act of 4 August 1996 on the well-being of workers in the performance of their work status not recorded | Act | 1996 | FPS Employment | Sets worker well-being duties, together with the Code on Well-being at Work. Since 1 July… | official |
Sets worker well-being duties, together with the Code on Well-being at Work. Since 1 July 2011 infringements are recorded and punished under the Social Criminal Code, with fines and, for a criminal court, supplementary penalties such as closure of the business. | |||||
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