Minimum legal ages in Belgium

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 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

  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: archived copy as title (link)
  3. (in Dutch) BIPT: Reglementering bestemd voor Radioamateurs 2006
  4. (in French) IBPT: Règlement à l’usage des Radioamateurs édition 2006
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