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| Belgium | |
|---|---|
| Status | Licence required |
| Regulator | FOD Binnenlandse Zaken / SPF Intérieur – Algemene Directie Veiligheid en Preventie, Directie Private Veiligheid |
| Who holds the licence | Individuals and agencies |
| Minimum age | 21 |
| Experience | Must not have been a member of a police, intelligence or security service in the previous 3 years (art. 30, 6°); further experience rules set by royal decree |
| Training | Professional training and experience conditions set by royal decree (art. 30, 5°) |
| Renewal | Company licence and individual identification card: 5 years, renewable for equal terms (arts. 11 and 43) |
| Recording calls | All-party consent |
| GPS trackers | Investigators may not install or use equipment to locate a person or track their movements unless that person gave prior consent (art. 91); technical means other than a camera are banned during observation (art. 92), and observing the same person is capped at under four days a month (art. 90). |
| Firearms | Private investigation must be carried out unarmed (art. 97). |
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