The Arts Decree of 13 December 2013 is the main legislative framework for supporting the professional arts in the Flemish Community (see 1.3.2, 1.3.3, 3.5.5, 5.4, and 7.2.1). This includes project support, grants, residencies, and multi-year funding for performing arts, music, visual arts, (‘multiple screen’) audiovisual arts, design, architecture, and multi- and transdisciplinary arts. The funded architecture and design activities should be non-commercial (thus excluding commissions for designing buildings, for example) and artistically oriented or focussed on reflection. The Arts Decree is currently being reformed (see 2.9). Support for commercial activities is arranged by legislation in other policy fields than Culture (see 3.5.1).
The profession of architects is officially protected in Belgium. (Access to) this profession is regulated by Federal legislation — including an obligatory registration with the Order of Architects.
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