BE - Belgium
The country pages are currently in the process of being modified. The full update will be completed by June 2024.
This page includes links to the European Audiovisual Observatory’s databases and to reports in which Belgium is prominently featured, as well as links to national public authorities and other organisations relevant to the audiovisual sector. Indicative translations of the names of linked organisations are given for reference.
Resources from the Observatory databases
Legal resources
AVMSDatabase: Rules transposing the Audiovisual Media Services Directive in Belgium
European works table: Rules regarding European works in Belgium
Table on rules for the public service media: Rules regarding the public service media in Belgium
Merlin database: Newsletter articles featuring Belgium
Market resources
MAVISE database: MAVISE data for Belgium
LUMIERE VOD: LUMIERE VOD data for Belgium
Legal publications featuring Belgium
Newsletter: links to the last 5 articles featuring Belgium
- IRIS 2023-8:1/21 European Court of Human Rights (Grand Chamber): Hurbain v. Belgium
- IRIS 2023-6:1/23 Belgian, German, French, British and Cypriot media regulators form international working group on age verification
- IRIS 2023-6:1/24 [BE] Flemish Minister of Media launches online platform with information for influencers: the influencer FAQ
- IRIS 2023-4:1/27 [BE] Flemish media regulator publishes 2022 report on media concentration in Flanders
- IRIS 2023-3:1/17 [BE] VRM issues first warnings to influencers for violating rules on commercial communications
All newsletter articles featuring Belgium are available in the IRIS MERLIN database.
Reports: links to the last reports featuring Belgium
- IRIS Plus 2023-3: Fair remuneration for audiovisual authors and performers in licensing agreements
- IRIS Plus 2022-2: Investing in European works: the obligations on VOD providers
- IRIS Plus 2021-1: Diversity and inclusion in the audiovisual sector
The reports above are reports in which Belgium (or one of its communities) was featured as a national country case. Belgium may also be featured in other reports where it is not the focus of a specific section or chapter of the report.
Mappings: links to all national summaries on Belgium
- Mapping of national rules applicable to video-sharing platforms: Illegal and harmful content online - 2022 update
- Mapping report on the rules applicable to video-sharing platforms: Focus on commercial communications
- Mapping report on national remedies against online piracy of sports content
- Mapping of the regulation and assessment of the nationality of European audiovisual works
- Mapping of film and audiovisual public funding criteria in the EU
- Mapping of the national rules for the promotion of European works in Europe
- Mapping of licensing systems for audiovisual media services in EU-28
Please note that the files above are only the national summaries for Belgium. The full mapping reports can be accessed here.
This page includes links to national public authorities and other organisations where useful information and resources relevant to the audiovisual sector can be found. Indicative translations of the names of linked organisations are given for reference.
Main Public Institutions and Bodies
- Portal belgium.be - Information on federal institutions and services
- Grondwettelijk Hof / Cour constitutionnelle / Verfassungsgerichtshof - Constitutional Court
- Raad van State / Conseil d'Etat / Staatrat - Council of State
- Hof van Cassatie / Cour de cassation / Kassation Hof - Court of Cassation
Regions and Communities
Flanders (Regional and Flemish Community Institutions)
- Vlaamse Overheid - Flemish Authority
- Vlaams Parlement - Parliament
- Vlaamse Regering - Government
- Vlaamse Minister van Innovatie, Overheidsinvesteringen, Media en Armoedebestrijding
- Flemish Minister for Innovation, Public Investment, Media and Poverty Reduction - Website van het Beleidsdomein Cultuur, Jeugd, Sport en Media - Department of Culture, Youth, Sports and Media of the Flemish Government
Walloon Region
- Région Wallone - Official Portal
- Gouvernement de Wallonie - Government
- Parlement Wallon - Parliament
Brussels-Capital Region
French-speaking Community
- Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles - Official Portal
- Parlement de la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles - Parliament
- Gouvernement de la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles - Government
- Ministre de la Culture, de l'Audiovisuel, de la Santé et de l'Égalité des Chances de la Communauté française de Belgique - Minister of Culture, Audiovisual, Health and Equal Opportunities
German-speaking Community
- Deutschsprachigen Gemeinschaft Belgiens - Official Portal
- Ministerin für Kultur, Medien und Tourismus - Minister of Culture, Media and Tourism
Official Publishing and Statistical Organisations
- Moniteur Belge / Belgisch Staatsblad - Official Journal
- Statistics Belgium - National Statistical Office
Regulatory Authorities for Audiovisual and Communication Sectors
- Belgisch Instituut voor postdiensten en telecommunicatie / Institut belge des services postaux et des télécommunications / Belgisches Institut für Postdienste und Telekommunikation - Belgian Institute for Postal Services and Telecommunications
Regional Authorities
Flemish Community
- Vlaamse Regulator voor de Media - Flemish regulator of the Media
French-speaking Community
- Conseil Supérieur de l'Audiovisuel - Audiovisual Regulatory Body
German-speaking Community
- Medienrat der Deutschsprachigen Gemeinschaft Belgiens - Media Council of the German-speaking Community
Competition Authority
Data Protection Authority
- Commissie voor de bescherming van de persoonlijke levenssfeer / Commission de la Protection de la Vie Privée - Commission for the Protection of Privacy
Self and Co-regulatory Bodies
- Raad Voor De Journalistiek (RVDJ) - Council for Journalism of the Flemish press
- Conseil de Déontologie Journalistique (CDJ) - Council for Journalistic Deontology of the French-speaking and German-speaking Medias
- Jury voor Ethische Praktijken inzake Reclame / Jury d'Ethique Publicitaire (JEP) - Self-regulatory body of the advertising industry
Copyright and Intellectual Property Offices
- Dienst voor de Intellectuele Eigendom (D.I.E.) / Office belge de la propriété intellectuelle (ORPI) - Belgian Office for Intellectual Property
Copyright Collecting Societies
- Société multimédia des auteurs des arts visuels (SOFAM) - Society of Authors of Visual Arts
- Société Belge des Auteurs, Compositeurs et Editeurs (SABAM) -Belgium Society of Authors, Composers and Editors
- Société des auteurs et des compositeurs dramatiques (SACD) - Society of Authors and Composers
- Société civile des auteurs multimédia (SCAM) - Civil Society of Multimedia Authors
Film Institutions
French-speaking Community
- Centre du Cinéma et de l'Audiovisuel (Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles) - Cinema and Audiovisual Centre of the French Community
- Wallonie-Bruxelles Images (WBI) - Agency in charge of the promotion of Audiovisual Productions
- MEDIA Desk Belgique - Desk of the MEDIA Programme
Flemish Community
- Vlaams Audiovisueel Fonds - Flanders Audiovisual Fund
- MEDIA Desk België - Desk of the MEDIA Programme
- Cinematek - Royal Film Library of Belgium
Disclaimer: Please note that the list contains links to external websites where information is created by other organisations. The European Audiovisual Observatory takes no responsibility for the content and accuracy of information provided by linked sites and inclusion does not constitute an endorsement by our organisation.