Flag State Summary - Belgium

Main administrative office

Ms. Hilde Lietaer,

Federal Public Service Mobility and Transport,

Maritime Transport ,

Vooruitgangstraat 56 - 1210,

Brussels

Belgium

Tel. +32 (0)2 277 35 92

E-mail

dgmar.reg@mobilit.fgov.beCertification Procedure

Belgium will recognise valid certificates issued by other States parties to Belgian ships before the entry into force date in Belgium and will not require new Belgian certificates before their expiration (Belgium has an explicit agreement on this with Luxembourg who issued the bulk of the certificates for Belgian ships).

Last updated: 5th November 2009

Staff Author

UK P&I

Date31/08/2010

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