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Constitution
Title I Federation, Components, Territory
Article 1 [Federal State]
Article 2 [Communities]
Article 3 [Regions]
Article 4 [Linguistic Regions]
Article 5 [Provinces]
Article 6 [Provincial Sub-Divisions]
Article 7 [Delimitation]
Title II Belgians and Their Rights
Article 8 [Citizenship]
Article 9 [Naturalization]
Article 10 [Equality]
Article 11 [Non-Discrimination, Minorities]
Article 12 [Personal Liberty]
Article 13 [Lawful Judge]
Article 14 [Legal Punishment]
Article 15 [Home]
Article 16 [Property]
Article 17 [No Confiscation]
Article 18 [Capital Punishment]
Article 19 [Freedom of Expression]
Article 20 [No Forced Religion]
Article 21 [Church Competencies, Civil Wedding]
Article 22 [Privacy]
Article 23 [Dignity]
Article 24 [Education]
Article 25 [Press]
Article 26 [Assembly]
Article 27 [Association]
Article 28 [Petition]
Article 29 [Secrecy of Letters]
Article 30 [Choice of Language]
Article 31 [Liability of Civil Servants]
Article 32 [Information]
Title III Powers
[Chapter 0 General Provisions]
Article 33 [Sovereignty, Rule of Law]
Article 34 [Transfer of Sovereignty]
Article 35 [Authorities]
Article 36 [Legislative Power]
Article 37 [Executive Power]
Article 38 [Local Autonomy]
Article 39 [Regional Autonomy]
Article 40 [Adjudicating Power]
Article 41 [Decentralization, Adjournment]
Chapter I The Federal Houses
[Section 0 General Provisions]
Article 42 [Representation]
Article 43 [Linguistic Groups]
Article 44 [Sessions]
Article 45 [Adjournment]
Article 46 [Reasons for Dissolution]
Article 47 [Publicity]
Article 48 [Self-Organization]
Article 49 [Horizontal Incompatibility]
Article 50 [Ministerial Incompatibility]
Article 51 [Governmental Incompatibility]
Article 52 [President]
Article 53 [Majority, Quorum]
Article 54 [Group Veto, Alarm-Bell Procedure]
Article 55 [Voting, Ballot]
Article 56 [Enquiries]
Article 57 [Petitions]
Article 58 [Indemnity]
Article 59 [Immunity]
Article 60 [Regulations]
Section I The House of Representatives
Article 61 [Direct Elections, Electoral Rights]
Article 62 [Constituencies]
Article 63 [Seats]
Article 64 [Eligibility]
Article 65 [Term]
Article 66 [Remuneration]
Section II The Senate
Article 67 [Seats]
Article 68 [Group Balance]
Article 69 [Eligibility]
Article 70 [Term]
Article 71 [Compensation]
Article 72 [King's Descendants]
Article 73 [Sessions]
Chapter II Federal Legislation
Article 74 [Competencies]
Article 75 [Initiative]
Article 76 [Drafts]
Article 77 [Competencies of Both Houses]
Article 78 [Draft Bills of the House of Representatives]
Article 79 [New Amendment]
Article 80 [Urgent Bills]
Article 81 [Draft Bills of the Senate]
Article 82 [Consultation Commission]
Article 83 [Specification]
Article 84 [Interpretation of Laws]
Chapter III King and Federal Government
Section I The King
Article 85 [Dynasty]
Article 86 [Succession]
Article 87 [Other Kingdom]
Article 88 [Responsibility]
Article 89 [Civil List]
Article 90 [King's Tasks]
Article 91 [King's Majority, Oath]
Article 92 [Minority Guardianship]
Article 93 [Inability Guardianship]
Article 94 [Conferring Regency]
Article 95 [Vacancy of the Throne]
Section II The Federal Government
Article 96 [Establishing Government]
Article 97 [Eligibility for Government]
Article 98 [Royal Incompatibility]
Article 99 [Composition of Government]
Article 100 [Government in Parliament]
Article 101 [Responsibility, Indemnity]
Article 102 [Exclusive Responsibility]
Article 103 [Control]
Article 104 [Secretaries of State]
Section III Responsibilities
Article 105 [Limited Powers]
Article 106 [Countersignature]
Article 107 [Army]
Article 108 [Execution of Laws]
Article 109 [Promulgation]
Article 110 [Right to Pardon]
Article 111 [Limitation of Pardon]
Article 112 [Money]
Article 113 [Titles]
Article 114 [Military Orders]
Chapter IV Communities, Regions
Section I Bodies
Subsection I Community and Regional Councils
Article 115 [Councils]
Article 116 [Elections]
Article 117 [Term]
Article 118 [Election Law]
Article 119 [Incompatibility]
Article 120 [Immunities]
Subsection II Regional and Community Governments
Article 121 [Community Governments]
Article 122 [Incompatibility]
Article 123 [Remuneration, Limited Immunity]
Article 124 [Indemnity]
Article 125 [Accusation]
Article 126 [Regional Secretaries of State]
Subsection I Community Responsibilities
Article 127 [Decrees, Competencies]
Article 128 [Decrees on Personal Issues]
Article 129 [Decrees on Language]
Article 130 [German-speaking Community Council]
Article 131 [Non-Discrimination]
Article 132 [Right to Initiative]
Article 133 [Interpretation]
Subsection II Regional Responsibility
Article 134 [Regional Council Decrees]
Subsection III Special Dispositions
Article 135 [Region of Brussels-Capital]
Article 136 [Linguistic Groups in Brussels-Capital]
Article 137 [French and Flemish Community Council]
Article 138 [French Community Responsibilities]
Article 139 [German- and Walloon Council]
Article 140 [Decrees of German-speaking Institutions]
Chapter V Conflict Prevention, Court of Arbitration
Article 141 [Prevention of Responsibility Conflicts]
Article 142 [Court of Arbitration, i.e. Constitutional Court]
Article 143 [Prevention and Settling of Conflicts of Interest]
Chapter VI Judiciary Power
Article 144 [Civil Rights Conflicts]
Article 145 [Political Rights Conflicts]
Article 146 [No Extraordinary Courts or Tribunals]
Article 147 [Court of Cassation]
Article 148 [Publicity]
Article 149 [Reasoned Judgments]
Article 150 [Juries]
Article 151 [Nomination of Judges]
Article 152 [Status of Judges]
Article 153 [Judicial Administration]
Article 154 [Remuneration]
Article 155 [Incompatibility, Courts of Appeal]
Article 156 [Courts of Appeal]
Article 157 [Military, Commercial, and Vocational Courts]
Article 158 [Attribution Conflicts]
Article 159 [Rule of Law]
Chapter VII Council of State, Administrative Jurisdiction
Article 160 [Council of State]
Article 161 [Administrative Jurisdiction]
Chapter VIII Provincial and Communal Institutions
Article 162 [Principles]
Article 163 [Shared Responsibility]
Article 164 [Registers]
Article 165 [Urban Entities, Federations of Communes]
Article 166 [Brussels-Capital]
Title IV International Relations
Article 167 [Shared Responsibility]
Article 168 [Parliament Information]
Article 169 [Representation of Powers]
Title V Finance
Article 170 [Taxes]
Article 171 [Annual Vote on Taxes]
Article 172 [No Privileges]
Article 173 [Purpose of Taxation]
Article 174 [Budget]
Article 175 [Community Budget]
Article 176 [German-speaking Community]
Article 177 [Regional Budget]
Article 178 [Financial Transfer]
Article 179 [Pension Only by Law]
Article 180 [State Audit Office]
Article 181 [Remuneration of Religious and Moral Leaders]
Title VI Army and Police
Article 182 [Army Recruitment]
Article 183 [Military Quotas]
Article 184 [State Police]
Article 185 [No Foreign Troops]
Article 186 [Deprivation of Rank]
Title VII General Dispositions
Article 187 [No Suspension of Constitution]
Article 188 [Old Law]
Article 189 [Binding Texts]
Article 190 [Mandatory Publication of Laws]
Article 191 [Protection of Foreigners]
Article 192 [Legal Oaths]
Article 193 [Colors, Coat of Arms]
Article 194 [Capital]
Title VIII Revision of the Constitution
Article 195 [Declaration, Dissolution, New Houses Debate]
Article 196 [Restrictions]
Article 197 [Permanent Regency]
Article 198 [Editorial Changes]
Title IX Succession, Transition
[Part I Rules of Succession]
[Part II Article 32]
The Article
32
takes effect on 1 Jan 1995.
[Part III Article 125]
The Article
125
is valid for events taking place after 8 May 1993.
[Part IV Transitional Council Elections]
[Part V Transitional House of Representatives]
[Part VI Transition until 31 Dec 1994]
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