Belgium - Central Authority
Federal State
The Central Federal Authority is the Service de l'Adoption internationale established within the Service Public Fédéral Justice. This is the Authority to which all communications may be addressed for transmission to the competent Central Authority in the State of Belgium:
Service de l'Adoption internationale
Service public fédéral Justice
Direction générale de la Législation et des Libertés et Droits fondamentaux
Boulevard de Waterloo, 115
B-1000 BRUSSELS
Belgium
Tél.: +32 542 75 80 (Fr) | +32 54271 61 (Nl)
Fax: + 32 542 70 56
E-mail: adoption.int.adoptie@just.fgov.be (for the public) | valerie.deprez@just.fgov.be (for the Central Authorities)
Internet: http://justice.belgium.be/fr/themes_et_dossiers/personnes_et_familles/adoption/ (FR) | http://justitie.belgium.be/nl/themas_en_dossiers/personen_en_gezinnen/adoptie/ (NL)
Contact person: Ms Valérie Deprez (Conseiller-chef de service)
Communities
1. French Community
This Authority is competent within the French-speaking region and with regard to institutions established within the bilingual regions of the capital, Brussels, which, in view of their organisation, must be considered to belong exclusively to the French Community:
Autorité centrale communautaire, Ministère de la Communauté française,
Direction générale Aide à la Jeunesse,
Espace 27 septembre
Boulevard Léopold II, 44
B-1080 Bruxelles
Tel.: +32 (2) 413 41 35
Fax: +32 (2) 413 21 39
Email: adoptions@cfwb.be
Website: www.adoptions.be
Contact Person: Mr Frédéric Lethé, Director
2. Flemish Community
This Authority is competent in the Dutch-speaking region and with regard to institutions established within the bilingual regions of the capital, Brussels, which, in view of their organisation, must be considered to belong exclusively to the Flemish Community:
Vlaams Centrum voor Adoptie (VCA)
Kind en Gezin
Hallepoortlaan 27
B-1060 Brussel
Tel.: +32 (2) 533 1450
Fax: + 32 (2) 544 0290
E-mail: adoptie@kindengezin.be
Website: http://www.kindengezin.be/adoptie/
Contact Person: Ms Ariane Van Den Berghe (Dutch, French, English, Spanish), director
3. German-speaking Community
This Authority is competent in the German-speaking region:
Ministerium der Deutschsprachigen Gemeinschaft
Zentrale Behörde der Gemeinschaft für Adoption
Aachener Straße 62
4700 Eupen
Fax.: +32 (87) 596 433
Tel.: + 32 (87) 59 6 448
email: zbga@dgov.be
Kontaktperson: Frau Melanie Schmitt (Coordinator) | Karin Fatzaun (Director)
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