Apostille company statutes or a power of attorney
For an electronic Belgian notarial deed, the notary submits the apostille request online. For a private power of attorney, the route depends on the signature and destination country.
Overview
What this guide helps you sort out
For an electronic Belgian notarial deed, the notary submits the apostille request online. For a private power of attorney, the route depends on the signature and destination country.
Steps
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Documents
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Official sources
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Belgian notarial deed for use abroad
Where a notarial deed needs an apostille, the notary submits directly through eLegalisation. FPS Foreign Affairs publishes a five-working-day timing for these requests without guaranteeing it for every file.
Private power of attorney: check the signature
A privately signed power of attorney does not automatically follow the notarial-deed route. Ask the recipient whether the signature must be legalised, by which authority and whether an apostille is then required.
Translate after the file is final
Confirm whether the full statutes, an extract, signatory powers and apostille all need translation. This avoids paying for twenty pages when the authority asks for three — or the reverse.
Documents to prepare
- Official copy or issued version of the deed
- Issuer capacity and signature type
- Destination country and body
- Required language and annexes to translate
Steps to follow
Get the requirement in writing
Ask the foreign recipient which record, form, language and certification it expects.
Use the competent issuer
For an electronic notarial deed, contact the notary, so the request is submitted online.
Receive the apostille or legalisation
Keep the electronic document and verification reference before preparing the translation.
Translate the confirmed scope
Send the sworn translator the final version and exact list of required pages or annexes.
Good to know
Notarial deed: no paper filing
FPS Foreign Affairs states that notarial deeds requiring an apostille are no longer presented at the counter: the notary submits through eLegalisation.
Statutes and powers of attorney are not interchangeable
Identify the exact record requested by the foreign bank, registry, notary or counterparty before starting formalities.
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Apostille, legalisation and foreign documents
The right order for authentication, eLegalisation and sworn translation, including for refugees, stateless persons and companies.
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Frequently asked questions
+−Who requests the apostille for a Belgian notarial deed?
+−Do all Belgian statutes sent abroad need an apostille?
+−Must a private power of attorney be notarised?
+−Must the apostille be translated with the statutes?
+−Does the €25 fee include translation?
Guides
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This guide belongs to a stronger cluster. If this page touches your file, these usually do too. Apostille, legalisation and foreign documents.
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Official sources used
The references below are the public sources used to document this page. The competent authority always retains the final decision.
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