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AI regulation in Belgium

Source-linked · checked 11 Sep 2026 1 instrument · 0 binding

Overview

Belgium applies the EU AI Act and coordinates AI policy through the AI4Belgium coalition and the 2022 National Convergence Plan for AI, which aligns federal and regional (Flanders, Wallonia, Brussels) AI programmes. The federal government has proposed the FPS Economy as market-surveillance authority, with the Data Protection Authority and sector regulators in their fields; regional strategies fund research and adoption.

What is the current regulatory status?

EU AI Act applies; national convergence plan (2022) and regional strategies as policy; authority designation in progress.

Binding rules versus guidance

Binding: none recorded. Strategy or guidance: National Convergence Plan for AI (2022).

Key policy instruments

Belgium National strategy Adopted

National Convergence Plan for AI (2022)

Plan national de convergence pour le développement de l'intelligence artificielle

Adopted in 2022, the convergence plan coordinates the federal and regional AI initiatives around nine objectives, including trustworthy AI, skills, data, research, public-sector adoption and international positioning, with AI4Belgium as the delivery coalition.

Adopted 1 Oct 2022 Source-linked · checked 11 Sep 2026 Official source

Upcoming deadlines

No scheduled future dates recorded. Past milestones are listed on each policy page.

Latest changes

No change events recorded yet.

Applicable sectors, use cases and obligation areas

Obligation areas

How to use this information

  1. Start from the EU AI Act record for obligations; use this page for the national authorities, penalties and strategy.
  2. Open the official source on each instrument before relying on any date or obligation.
  3. Check national data-protection, employment and consumer law that applies to AI systems regardless of the AI Act.

Official government and regulator sources

  1. AI4Belgium
    AI4Belgium (FPS BOSA) · Tier 2 source

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