Belgium/ 5.3 Sector specific legislation  

5.3.8 Other areas of culture specific legislation

Flemish Community

Regulation for subsidising the cultural infrastructure with a supra-local importance:

• Decree Concerning Socio-Cultural Work (4 April 2003);
• Decree Concerning Amateur Arts (22 December 2000);
• Decree of 14 February 2003 Concerning the Support and Stimulation of Communal, Inter-communal and Provincial Youth and Youth Work Policy (B.S. 16 February 2006);
• Decree of 29 March 2002 Concerning Flemish Youth Policy; and
• Decree of 3 march 2004 Concerning Recognition of and Subsidising of Youth Hostels, Youth Accommodation Centres, Support Structures and the General Youth Tourism Service (B.S. 2 April 2004)

French Community

Culture Centres

• Decree of 28 July 1992 in Respect of Recognition and Subsidies for Culture Centres; Decree of 10 April 1995 (amendments); and
• Order of 22 July 1996 Determining the Procedure for Granting and Withdrawal of Awards, Category Classification and Granting Subsidies for Cultural Centres.

Continuing Education

• Decree of 17 July 2003 Governing the Recognition of and the Granting of Subsidies in the Field of Continuing Education;
• Ministerial Circular of 1 November 1976 in Respect of Centres of Expression and Creativity; and
• Ministerial Circular of 2 December 1997 Organising Support for Training Programmes for Leaders of Socio-cultural Animation and Action.
  

Youth

• Royal Order of 28 August 1977 to Create the Council of Youth of French Expression;
• Decree of 20 June 1980 Governing the Recognition of and the Granting of Subsidies to Youth Organisations;
• Ministerial Order of 3 March 2004 Governing the Recognition of and the Granting of Subsidy to Youth Organisations; and
• Decree of 20 July 2000 Governing the Recognition of and the Granting of Subsidies to Youth Hostels, Community and Accommodation Centres and Centres of Information for Young People and their Federations.

German-speaking Community

Infrastructure

• 18.03.2002 –Infrastructure Decree.

Continuing Education

• 18.01.1993 – Decree on the Recognition of and Award of Grants to Organisations for Continuing and Adult Education;
• 23.03.1992 – Decree on the Award of Grants for the Costs of Staff for Recognised Museums, Creative Workshops, Regional Organisations for Continuing and Adult Education and Youth Organisations, Youth Centres and Youth Services; and
• 16.12.2003 – Decree on the Promotion of Creative Workshops.

Youth

• 23.03.1992 – Decree on the Award of Grants for the Costs of Staff for Recognised Museums, Creative Workshops, Regional Organisations for Continuing and Adult Education and Youth Organisations, Youth Centres and Youth Services; and
• 14.12.1998 – Decree on the Recognition of and Award of Grants to Youth Organisations, Youth Centres and Youth Services.

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