Minimum legal ages in Belgium

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The following legal minimum ages apply in Belgium:

  • Legal age to purchase beer and wine: 16 (Consumption has no minimum age)
  • Legal age to purchase spirits: 18 (Consumption has no minimum age)
  • Legal age to buy tobacco products: 18(Consumption has no minimum age) [1]
  • Legal age to enter a dance without PG: 16
  • Legal age to book a room: 18
  • Legal age to fly an airplane: 16
  • Legal age to drive a car: 18
  • Legal age to have sex: 16
  • Legal age to prostitute yourself: 18 (pimping is illegal)
  • Legal age to marry: 18
  • Compulsory education until the age of 18
  • Voting is mandatory for all Belgians 18 and above.[2]
  • Army duty is not mandatory anymore.
  • Legal age to enter a casino to gamble: 21
  • Legal age to get a radioamateur licence: 13 [3][4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ (in 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)
  2. ^ (in French) Code Electoral, Coordination officieuse jusqu'au 1er avril 2007/(in Dutch) Algemeen Kieswetboek, officieuze coördinatie tot 1 april "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2007-09-22. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link) CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ (in Dutch) BIPT: Reglementering bestemd voor Radioamateurs 2006 [1]
  4. ^ (in French) IBPT: Règlement à l’usage des Radioamateurs édition 2006 [2]