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Do all pages of a judgment need to be translated in Belgium?

Supply the full judgment for assessment, then have the recipient confirm the translation scope. A partial translation should follow a specific instruction, not an improvised selection of pages.

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Do not select the pages on your own

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Send the full judgment and the authority’s request to the professional handling the file. Obtain written confirmation of whether a complete translation, a specified extract or a certificate is sufficient. The operative part, reasons, annexes and evidence of service or finality serve different purposes; do not omit pages to reduce the quote before that confirmation.

Recognition or enforcement: identify the purpose

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Recognition of a decision and compulsory enforcement do not necessarily follow the same procedure. The applicable rules depend on the subject, country and sometimes the date of proceedings. Distinguish European rules from the Belgian Code of Private International Law before determining which documents to translate.

Official sourceBelgian Code of Private International Law - recognition and enforcementEUR-Lex - Brussels IIb Regulation

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The references below are the public sources used to document this page. The competent authority always retains the final decision.

Official sourcee-Justice portal - Enforcement of a court decision in BelgiumOfficial sourceFPS Foreign Affairs - Civil statusOfficial sourceFPS Justice - National register of sworn translators and interpretersOfficial sourceFPS Justice - Legalisation of sworn translationsOfficial sourceBelgian Code of Private International Law - recognition and enforcementOfficial sourceEUR-Lex - Brussels IIb Regulation

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