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Coordinated Constitution of Belgium 1994, as amended to 2021
Citizenship and Nationality
- English
The status as a Belgian citizen is acquired, kept and lost according to rules established by civil law.
… (Art. 8) - Dutch
De staat van Belg wordt verkregen, behouden en verloren volgens de regelen bij de burgerlijke wet gesteld.
… (Art. 8) - French
La qualité de Belge s’acquiert, se conserve et se perd d’après les règles déterminées par la loi civile.
… (Art. 8) - German
Erwerb, Fortbestand und Verlust der belgischen Staatsangehörigkeit werden durch das Zivilgesetz geregelt.
… (Art. 8)
Citizenship and Nationality
- English
Naturalisation is granted by the federal legislative power. (Art. 9)
- Dutch
Naturalisatie wordt verleend door de federale wetgevende macht. (Art. 9)
- French
La naturalisation est accordée par le pouvoir législatif fédéral. (Art. 9)
- German
Die Einbürgerung wird von der föderalen gesetzgebenden Gewalt verliehen. (Art. 9)
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Constitution of Belgium 1994, as amended to 2021 (English). According to Art. 189: “The text of the Constitution is drafted in Dutch, in French and in German.”
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According to Art. 134: “Laws passed in order to execute Art. 39 determine the judicial force of the rules which the bodies that they create enact in matters which they determine. They can confer to these bodies the power to pass federate laws that have the force of law, within the jurisdiction and in the manner that they determine.”
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According to Art. 134: “Laws passed in order to execute Art. 39 determine the judicial force of the rules which the bodies that they create enact in matters which they determine. They can confer to these bodies the power to pass federate laws that have the force of law, within the jurisdiction and in the manner that they determine.”
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According to Art. 134: “Laws passed in order to execute Art. 39 determine the judicial force of the rules which the bodies that they create enact in matters which they determine. They can confer to these bodies the power to pass federate laws that have the force of law, within the jurisdiction and in the manner that they determine.”