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Do agreements in English have legal value in the Brussels region?

Dominik
Oct 31, 2014
3
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Or do they need to be translated to one of the official languages to be a binding agreement?

I am asking because I have an English addendum to my French language rental contract, and I am not sure if it will be recognized as a valid agreement should there be trouble.

becasse

According to my notaire it has to be in one of the official languages - so not in English.

The only (recent) exception is that employment contracts in English are valid as a result of a judgement by the European Court, but that ruling depended on EU employment issues which wouldn't extend into other areas.

Oct 31, 2014 16:59
J

English (or any other language) is fine, but if it needs to be enforced, you will need to have it "officially" translated to FR or NL.

Nov 3, 2014 00:16
Dominik

Thank you for your answers. I am guessing a certified translation would be costly if needed, so I will ask for an agreement in an official language to be safe from the beginning.

Nov 3, 2014 10:03