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Public Fisheries Regulations 2018
FISHINGIN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW Public Fisheries Regulations 2018 ATTENTION! Consult the website of the ‘Agentschap voor Natuur en Bos’ (Nature and Forest Agency) for the full legislation and recent information. www.natuurenbos.be/visserij When and how can you fish? Night fishing To protect fish stocks there are two types of measures: Night fishing: fishing from two hours after sunset until two hours before sunrise. A large • Periods in which you may not fish for certain fish species. fishing permit of € 45.86 is mandatory! • Ecologically valuable waters where fishing is prohibited in certain periods. Night fishing is prohibited in the ecologically valuable waters listed on p. 4-5! Night fishing is in principle permitted in the other waters not listed on p. 4-5. April Please note: The owner or water manager can restrict access to a stretch of water by imposing local access rules so that night fishing is not possible. In some waters you might January February March 1 > 15 16 > 30 May June July August September October November December also need an explicit permit from the owner to fish there. Fishing for trout x x √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ x x x Fishing for pike and Special conditions for night fishing √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ pikeperch Always put each fish you have caught immediately and carefully back into the water of origin. The use of keepnets or other storage gear is prohibited. Fishing for other √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ species You may not keep any fish in your possession, not even if you caught that fish outside the night fishing period. Night fishing √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ Bobber fishing √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ Wading fishing x x √ √ x x √ √ √ √ √ √ x x x x Permitted x Prohibited √ Prohibited in the waters listed on p. -
Best Practices in Rural Development Flanders – Belgium
Best practices in rural development Flanders – Belgium Nominated and winning projects Competition Prima Plattelandsproject 2010 Preface At the beginning of April 2010, the Prima Plattelandsproject competition was launched. In the frame of this competition the Flemish Rural Network went in search of the best rural projects and activities in Flanders, subsidized under the Rural Development Programme 2007-2013 (RDP II). No fewer than 35 farmers or organisations submitted their candidacy. A total of 32 candidates were finally retained by the Flemish Rural Network. These were distributed as follows in function of the competition themes: - added value through cooperation: 15 candidates; - smart use of energy in agriculture and rural areas: 0 candidates; - care for nature and biodiversity: 8 candidates; - communication and education as an instrument: 6 candidates; - smart marketing strategies: 3 candidates. The provincial juries decided which of the submitted files could continue to the next round (up to 3 projects per theme per province). Then an international jury selected the five best candidates for each theme for the whole of Flanders. After that, everyone had the opportunity to vote for their favourite(s)on the www.ruraalnetwerk.be website. No less than 7300 valid votes were registered! The four winning projects were honoured on 14 January 2011 during an event at the Agriflanders agricultural fair. Picture: The four winning projects. Since all 18 projects can be considered “best practices”, this brochure gives an overview of the winning and the nominated projects by theme. The texts and photographs were provided by the applicants, unless otherwise indicated. Enjoy your read! Flemish Rural Network Theme “Added value through cooperation” WINNING PROJECT: Library service bus Zwevegem Project description: The main facilities (including the municipal administrative centre and the library) are located outside of the city centre in the municipality of Zwevegem, in the extreme north of the town. -
Belgian Federalism After the Sixth State Reform by Jurgen Goossens and Pieter Cannoot
ISSN: 2036-5438 Belgian Federalism after the Sixth State Reform by Jurgen Goossens and Pieter Cannoot Perspectives on Federalism, Vol. 7, issue 2, 2015 Except where otherwise noted content on this site is licensed under a Creative Commons 2.5 Italy License E - 29 Abstract This paper highlights the most important institutional evolutions of Belgian federalism stemming from the implementation of the sixth state reform (2012-2014). This reform inter alia included a transfer of powers worth 20 billion euros from the federal level to the level of the federated states, a profound reform of the Senate, and a substantial increase in fiscal autonomy for the regions. This contribution critically analyses the current state of Belgian federalism. Although the sixth state reform realized important and long-awaited changes, further evolutions are to be expected. Since the Belgian state model has reached its limits with regard to complexity and creativity, politicians and academics should begin to reflect on the seventh state reform with the aim of increasing the transparency of the current Belgian institutional labyrinth. Key-words Belgium, state reform, Senate, constitutional amendment procedure, fiscal autonomy, distribution of powers, Copernican revolution Except where otherwise noted content on this site is licensed under a Creative Commons 2.5 Italy License E - 30 1. Introduction After the federal elections of 2010, Belgian politicians negotiated for 541 days in order to form the government of Prime Minister Di Rupo, which took the oath on 6 December 2011. This resulted in the (unofficial) world record of longest government formation period. After the Flemish liberal party (Open VLD) elicited the end of the government of Prime Minister Leterme, Belgian citizens had to vote on 13 June 2010. -
Flemish Brabant Promised Land for Smart Logistics
Flemish Brabant Promised Land for Smart Logistics 1 Contents Innovation fuels economic development 1 Strong together 2 Flemish Brabant as a Logistics Hub 3 Flemish Brabant, the smart region 10 Flemish Brabant, the province that boosts innovation 13 Flemish Brabant as a Smart Hub: the promised land for smart logistics 15 Organisations actively involved within (innovative) logistics and mobility 32 Knowledge institutes with in-depth research on logistics and mobility 33 Flemish Brabant: more than just a logistics hotspot! 37 Flemish Brabant: think Smart, act Hub 39 Contact 40 Colophon 41 Innovation fuels economic development… Jean-Paul Olbrechts, economic representative province of Flemish Brabant In Flemish Brabant, we are absolutely convinced of that statement. Plenty of assets account the social and technological evolutions, and what role can Flemish Brabant all over our province prove our point, starting with the know-ledge region around play therein? What is our (current or future) level of strength on a European or Leuven, the association with healthcare (UZ Leuven), and the world-renown global scale? What type of research is being done in our knowledge institutes, research centre, imec. In recent years, this region has evolved into a unique myriad which companies are actively involved, how can industrial actors in Flemish Bra- of knowledge institutes as well as “knowhow”-driven private companies. The pres- bant make an optimal use of the innovation potential available? ence of an international airport and the good coverage by the logistics sector in the county of Halle Vilvoorde perfectly complements the role of the VUB, together Through a selection and analysis processes, we can boost innovation by gather- with its associate partners Erasmushogeschool Brussels and AZ Jette (Academic ing together the ideal parties involved and having them start concrete innovation Healthcare Facility), as a Flemish knowledge pool in the Brussels region. -
TNP3 / SUBPROJECT 2: Languages for Enhanced Opportunities on the European Labour Market
TNP3 / SUBPROJECT 2: Languages for enhanced opportunities on the European labour market NATIONAL REPORT ON BELGIUM Limburgs Universitair Centrum Updated: Universiteit Hasselt, 13.03.2007 1 INTRODUCTION Belgium is located in the heart of Northern Europe and has 10.309.725 inhabitants1 and a total surface area of 32.545 km². Founded in 1831, Belgium is a constitutional, hereditary monarchy. Today Belgium is a true federal state, reorganized into three Regions: Flanders (13.522 km2, 5.972.781 inhabitants), Wallonia (16.844 km2, 3.358.560 inhabitants) and the Brussels Capital Region (161,4 km2, 978.384 inhabitants) and three Communities (French, Dutch and German speaking population) each with their own legislative and executive competences. The regions are competent for all territory-linked matters (economy, envirnment, …), whereas the communities are responsible for all person- linked matters (education, culture, …). The Flemish region and Dutch-speaking community have formed one government: the Flemish government (residence in Brussels). The other regions and communities, have separate governments. As a result of this, Belgium counts 6 governments (federal state, region of Brussels and of Wallonia, French-speaking and German-speaking communities and the Flemish government). The actual population growth rate is 0.16% with a birth rate of 10.59 births/1,000 population and the net migration rate amounts to 1.23 migrant(s)/1,000 population. For males life expectancy at birth is 75.42 years, whereas for female it is 81.67 years (2004 est.). 2 ECONOMY - EMPLOYMENT 2.1 GENERAL INFORMATION Belgium may only represent 1 % of the total surface of the European Union2 and 2.7 % of the European population; the economic position of Belgium in the EU is nevertheless a lot more significant. -
Congrès AFSP 2009 Section Thématique 39 Mobilisations Ethnolinguistiques En Europe
Congrès AFSP 2009 Section Thématique 39 Mobilisations Ethnolinguistiques en Europe Axe Sandrina Ferreira Antunes (Universidade do Minho /Université Libre de Bruxelles) [email protected] ou [email protected] Ethno-linguistic mobilization in Belgium: the Flemish case Belgium and its ethno-linguistic mobilizations: the reasons why The difficult task of tracing the paths of the ethno-linguistic mobilization in Belgium would imply telling the long and tortuous story of a nation-state building process called Belgium. And if, adding to that, we chose to elaborate on the Flemish ethno-linguistic mobilization, it would then lead us directly into the colorful details (or not) of an ethnic nation striving for political, cultural and linguistic recognition, as well as looking for economic growth within a sui generis federal asymmetric state (Wilfried, 2002: 67). Belgium resolves mainly around ethno-linguistic clashes that have been going on since its foundation in 1830 and which opposes two antagonistic regional nationalisms: the Flemish regional nationalism on the northern side of the country and the Walloon nationalism on the southern side of the country. The curious thing is that today’s overwhelming linguistic cleavages between Francophones (people living in Wallonia and speaking the French) and the Flemings (people living in Flanders and speaking the standardized Dutch) was not in fact the primary opposition between when Belgium came to existence in 1830 (Béland and Lecours, 2008: 160). In fact the main cleavages of nineteenth century Belgium were religious and class-based, rather than linguistic. Indeed, immediately after independence, the country was permeated by tension between clericalism and anti-clericalism leading to a crystallization of political and social life around Liberal and the Catholic pillars. -
Linking Morphological and Molecular Taxonomy for the Identification of Poultry House, Soil, and Nest Dwelling Mites in the Weste
www.nature.com/scientificreports OPEN Linking morphological and molecular taxonomy for the identifcation of poultry house, Received: 27 October 2018 Accepted: 20 March 2019 soil, and nest dwelling mites in the Published: xx xx xxxx Western Palearctic Monica R. Young 1, María L. Moraza2, Eddie Ueckermann3, Dieter Heylen4,5, Lisa F. Baardsen6, Jose Francisco Lima-Barbero 7,8, Shira Gal9, Efrat Gavish-Regev 10, Yuval Gottlieb11, Lise Roy 12, Eitan Recht13, Marine El Adouzi12 & Eric Palevsky9 Because of its ability to expedite specimen identifcation and species delineation, the barcode index number (BIN) system presents a powerful tool to characterize hyperdiverse invertebrate groups such as the Acari (mites). However, the congruence between BINs and morphologically recognized species has seen limited testing in this taxon. We therefore apply this method towards the development of a barcode reference library for soil, poultry litter, and nest dwelling mites in the Western Palearctic. Through analysis of over 600 specimens, we provide DNA barcode coverage for 35 described species and 70 molecular taxonomic units (BINs). Nearly 80% of the species were accurately identifed through this method, but just 60% perfectly matched (1:1) with BINs. High intraspecifc divergences were found in 34% of the species examined and likely refect cryptic diversity, highlighting the need for revision in these taxa. These fndings provide a valuable resource for integrative pest management, but also highlight the importance of integrating morphological and molecular methods for fne-scale taxonomic resolution in poorly-known invertebrate lineages. DNA barcoding1 alleviates many of the challenges associated with morphological specimen identifcation by comparing short, standardized fragments of DNA – typically 648 bp of the cytochrome c oxidase I (COI) gene for animals – to a well-curated reference library. -
Andrzej Jackiewicz1 Sixth State Reform – a Belgian Copernican
Przegląd Prawa Konstytucyjnego -----ISSN 2082-1212----- DOI 10.15804/ppk.2019.06.18 -----No. 6 (52)/2019----- Andrzej Jackiewicz1 Sixth State Reform – A Belgian Copernican Revolution or a Missed Opportunity? Keywords: Belgium, Sixth State Reform, federalism Słowa kluczowe: Belgia, Szósta Reforma Państwa, federalizm Abstract The article attempts to analyze the significance of the Sixth State Reform in the context of the evolution of the federal system in Belgium. The origins and the assumptions of this reform are analyzed, its main areas are presented, and then the systemic changes are evaluated. The deliberations, which took a broad account of the statements of represen- tatives of the Belgian science of public law, lead to the conclusion that the reform, on the one hand, may be regarded as a kind of Copernican revolution in politics, but on the oth- er hand, it is a missed opportunity to unravel the complicated paths of the Belgian fed- eralism. The conclusions also indicate possible projections of the directions of the evo- lution of the political system in Belgium, concluding that the reform does not settle the directions of further development and the changes in this extremely sublime, though not necessarily clear, territorial structure of the country. However, it seems to be certain that this is not the last reform. 1 ORCID ID: 0000-0001-6957-3139, PhD, Chair of Constitutional Law, Faculty of Law, University of Białystok. E-mail: [email protected]. 238 PRZEGLĄD PRAWA KONSTYTUCYJNEGO 2019/6 Streszczenie Szósta Reforma Państwa – belgijski przewrót kopernikański czy stracona szansa? W artykule podjęto próbę analizy znaczenia Szóstej Reformy Państwa w kontekście ewolucji ustroju federalnego Belgii. -
Flanders – Foster Social Connections and Improve Accessibility of Different Areas in a Sustainable Way (Making Links Between Commons)
SHARING Stocktaking and assessment of typologies of Urban Circular Collaborative Economy Initiatives Case Study Flanders – foster social connections and improve accessibility of different areas in a sustainable way (making links between Commons) 1 Contents 1 Executive summary .......................................................................................................................... 3 2 Overview of the territorial context .................................................................................................... 4 2.1 Profile of the area .................................................................................................................... 4 2.2 Status quo, needs and objectives of Urban Circular Collaborative Economy Initiatives in the region 8 2.3 Policies and regulatory framework affecting the Urban Circular Collaborative Economy ..... 13 3 Presence and usage of Urban Circular Collaborative Economy initiatives ................................... 16 3.1 Main stakeholders in the Urban Circular Collaborative Economy arena .............................. 16 3.2 Presence of Urban Circular Collaborative Economy initiatives ............................................. 16 3.3 Usage of the initiatives .......................................................................................................... 20 3.4 Compliance with SDG indicators ........................................................................................... 21 4 Assessment of impacts ................................................................................................................. -
European Public Law
EUROPEAN PUBLIC LAW Volume 15 March 2009 Number 1 Rapports BELGIUM The Brussels-Halle-Vilvoorde Question: A Linguistic Trap Patrick Peeters, Jens Mosselmans 5 ISRAEL The Governmental Commission of Inquiry for the Second Lebanon War, 2007 Suzie Navot 17 SCOTLAND Scotland’s Constitutional Future Tom Mullen 33 Scrutiny Beyond Participation: Administrative-Law Type Mechanisms in Global Environmental Governance. Toward a New Basis of Legitimacy? Francesca Spagnuolo 49 Articles Evidence and National Security: ‘Belief Evidence’ in the Irish Special Criminal Court Liz Heffernan 65 A New Status for the ECHR in Italy Silvia Mirate 89 ‘Free Speech is not Valued if only Valued Speech is Free’: Connolly, Consistency and some Article 10 Concerns Paul Wragg 111 Book Reviews 133 Published by: Kluwer Law International PO Box 316 2400 AH Alphen aan den Rijn The Netherlands Website: www.kluwerlaw.com Sold and distributed in North, Central and South America by: Aspen Publishers, Inc. 7201 McKinney Circle Frederick, MD 21704 United States of America Email: [email protected] Sold and distributed in all other countries by: Turpin Distribution Services Ltd. Stratton Business Park Pegasus Drive, Biggleswade Bedfordshire SG18 8TQ United Kingdom Email: [email protected] European Public Law is published quarterly (March, June, September and December). Subscription rates, including postage (2009): EUR 424/USD 565/GBP 312. European Public Law is indexed/abstracted in the European Legal Journals Index. Printed on acid-free paper. ISSN 1354-3725 © 2009 Kluwer Law International BV, The Netherlands All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without written permission from the publisher. -
Regional Development Programmes Belgium 1978-1980
COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES programmes Regional development programmes Belgium 1978-1980 REGIONAL POLICY SERIES - 1979 14 COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES Regional development programmes Belgium 1978-1980 COLLECTION PROGRAMMES Regional Policy Series No 14 Brussels, November 1978 NOTE It is appropriate first of all to draw the reader's attention to the essentially indicative character of these regional development programmes. This publication is also available in DE ISBN 92-825-0960-5 FR ISBN 92-825-0962-1 NL ISBN 92-825-0963-X Cataloguing data can be found at the end of this volume © Copyright ECSC - EEC - EAEC, Brussels - Luxembourg, 1979 Reproduction authorized, in whole or in part, provided the source is acknowledged. Printed in Luxembourg ISBN 92-825-0961-3 Catalogue number: CB-NS-79-014-EN-C Contents GENERAL INTRODUCTION 5 Detailed index 7 A. Socio-economic development trends in Belgium, 1960-1977 9 B. National political options 11 C. The regional development programmes 12 D. The constitutional institutions 15 Annexes 21 Maps 33 REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME FLANDERS 1978-1980 37 Detailed index 39 Chapter I - Economic and social analysis 43 Chapter II - Development objectives 91 Chapter III - Development measures 105 Chapter IV - Financial resources 129 Chapter V - Implementation of the programme 139 Annex 145 REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME WALLONIA 1978-1980 147 Detailed index 149 Chapter I - Economic and social analysis 151 Chapter II - Development objectives 189 Chapter III - Development measures 193 Chapter IV - Financial resources 201 Chapter V - Implementation of the programme 207 Annexes 213 General introduction Detailed index A. Socio-economic development trends in Belgium, 1960-1977 9 B. -
Flemish Brabant
Flemish-Brabant, an urban network Reality Threads Opportunities Flemish-Brabant, an urban network spatial complex of buildings and infrastructures urban networks from space Flemish-Brabant, an urban network spatial complex of buildings and infrastructures in other words: high population density: 515 inh/km² (Flanders: 462 inh/km²) dense roadnetwork: 5,2 km/km² (Flanders: 4,4 km/km²) densely built: 19% (Flanders: 18%) an urbanized space Flemish-Brabant, an urban network network of human capital > 1 million inhabitants and still growing (8,2 % vs 7,5 Flanders) Bevolkingsaangroei (2007) per 1.000 inwoners Positieve bevolkingsaangroei 12,5 - 21,7 500 7,5 - 12,4 4,5 - 7,4 Negatieve bevolkingsaangroei 0,1 - 4,4 500 -5,3 - 0,0 Londerzeel Kapelle- Begijnendijk gemiddelde= 7,4 op-den- Bos Keerbergen Tremelo Boortmeerbeek Aarschot Scherpenheuvel Diest Opwijk -Zichem Zemst Meise Haacht Rotselaar Grimbergen Vilvoorde Kampenhout Bekkevoort Merchtem Asse Holsbeek Steenokkerzeel Kortenaken Wemmel Herent Machelen Tielt-Winge Affligem Geetbets Kortenberg Liedekerke Zaventem Lubbeek Ternat Glabbeek Zoutleeuw Dilbeek Leuven Boutersem Roosdaal Wezembeek- Bertem KraainemOppem Tervuren Oud-Heverlee Bierbeek Lennik Linter Gooik Sint- Drogenbos Pieters- Overijse Huldenberg Hoegaarden Tienen Leeuw Linkebeek Galmaarden Sint- Hoeilaart Beersel Genesius- Pepingen Rode Halle Landen Bever Kaart: Steunpunt sociale planning Herne Bron data: ADSEI, FOD Economie Grenzen: Voorlopig rb gemeentegrenzen, toestand 22/05/2003 (AGIV-product) Flemish-Brabant, an urban network