Belgium

watch list Watch list — monitoring for future regulation

Belgium is being monitored for emerging AI regulatory developments. Legislation is under development or proposed but not yet enacted or enforceable.

Supranational instruments that may apply

As a member of European Union, Council of Europe, OECD, the following instruments may apply in Belgium:

InstrumentBodyStatusEffective
EU AI Act European Union phased enforcement Aug 1, 2024
Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) European Union enforcing Jan 17, 2025
General-Purpose AI Code of Practice (GPAI CoP) European Union enforcing Aug 2, 2025
Framework Convention on AI, Human Rights, Democracy and Rule of Law (CETS 225) Council of Europe enacted
ISO/IEC 23894 AI Risk Management OECD voluntary Feb 6, 2023
ISO/IEC 38507 Governance of AI OECD voluntary Apr 8, 2022
ISO/IEC 42001 AI Management System OECD voluntary Dec 18, 2023
ISO/IEC 42005 AI Impact Assessment OECD voluntary May 28, 2025
OECD AI Principles OECD voluntary May 22, 2019
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