Minimum legal ages in Belgium
- Minimum legal ages in Belgium
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The following legal minimum ages apply in Belgium:
- Legal age to drink beer and wine: 16
- Legal age to drink spirits: 18
- Legal age to buy tobacco products: 16 [1]
- Legal age to enter a dance without PG: 16 (rarely enforced)
- Legal age to fly an airplane: 16
- Legal age to drive a car: 18
- Legal age to have sex: 16 (not enforced)
- Legal age to prostitute yourself: 18 (pimping is illegal)
- Legal age to marry: 18
- School is mandatory until the age of 18
- Education is free for all Belgians 18 and below.
- Voting is mandatory for all Belgians 18 and above. [2]
- Army duty is not mandatory any more.
- Legal age to get a radioamateur licence: 13 [3][4]
References
- ^ (Dutch) Wet tot wijziging van de wet van 24 januari 1977 betreffende de bescherming van de gezondheid van de verbruikers op het stuk van de voedingsmiddelen en andere producten (1)
- ^ (French) Code Electoral, Coordination officieuse jusqu'au 1er avril 2007/(Dutch) Algemeen Kieswetboek, officieuze coördinatie tot 1 april [1]
- ^ (Dutch) BIPT: Reglementering bestemd voor Radioamateurs 2006 [2]
- ^ (French) IBPT: Règlement à l’usage des Radioamateurs édition 2006 [3]
Categories:
- Belgian law
- Belgian society
- Juvenile law
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