Duty LXD-3141
Makes housing decisions, in Belgium
Each law's tag says when it binds: since in force proposed proposed
GDPR Article 22, Automated Decision-Making in Belgiumsince 4 lines
Regulation (EU) 2016/679, Arts. 13(2)(f), 14(2)(g), 15(1)(h) and 22 · Read the law's page
- Give a person in Belgium a path to obtain human intervention, express their view, and contest a decision made solely by automated processing that produces a legal or similarly significant effect on them.
- Do not subject a person in Belgium to a decision based solely on automated processing, including profiling, that produces legal effects concerning them or similarly significantly affects them, unless the decision is necessary for entering into or performing a contract with them, is authorised by Union or Member State law that also lays down suitable measures to safeguard their rights, or rests on their explicit consent, under GDPR Article 22(1) and (2).
- Do not base a solely automated decision with legal or similarly significant effects on a person in Belgium on the special categories of personal data in GDPR Article 9(1), unless they gave explicit consent or the processing is necessary for reasons of substantial public interest on the basis of proportionate Union or Member State law, and suitable measures to safeguard their rights are in place, under GDPR Article 22(4).
- If you make solely automated decisions about a person in Belgium of the kind GDPR Article 22(1) and (4) describe, including profiling, tell them so and give them meaningful information about the logic involved and the significance and envisaged consequences for them: when you collect their data, within the Article 14(3) period where you obtained it from someone else, and in answering their access request, under GDPR Articles 13(2)(f), 14(2)(g) and 15(1)(h).
Belgian Data Protection Act — GBA/APD Guidance Brochure on AI Systems and the GDPR (September 2024)since 0 lines
Gegevensbeschermingsautoriteit / Autorité de Protection des Données, 'Artificial Intelligence Systems and the GDPR: A Data Protection Perspective' (), issued under Act of
EU AI Act — Articles 5 and 50 (Prohibited AI Practices; Bot Disclosure and Synthetic-Content Labeling)since 5 lines
Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, Arts. 5, 50 — directly applicable in Belgium as EU Member State
- Do not place on the market, put into service, or use an AI system for social scoring.
- Do not use real-time remote biometric identification in public spaces for law enforcement purposes, outside narrow exceptions that ordinarily need prior authorization.when it serves a public body
- Do not place on the market, put into service, or use an AI system that exploits individuals' vulnerabilities.
- Inform users, at the outset of an interaction, that they are interacting with an AI chatbot or voice-based interaction system.
- Mark generative AI system outputs in a machine-readable format.
Avant-projet de loi (Council of Ministers, 18 July 2026), partial transposition of Directive (EU) 2024/2853 on liability for defective productsproposed1 line
Avant-projet de loi modifiant les dispositions du Code civil relatives à la responsabilité du fait des produits défectueux, et insérant l’article 877/1 dans le Code judiciaire · Read the law's page
- Answer for a defective product under the Civil Code provisions on liability for defective products, which the draft amends; the draft also inserts Article 877/1 into the Judicial Code.