Fireworks policy in Belgium

[2] As of 2017, Belgium does not have a federal policy on the lighting of fireworks, although such regulations have been announced in 2015.

[3] In Flanders, the Gemeentedecreet (Municipal Decree) gives the 308 municipalities of the Flemish Region the authority to introduce a required licence for lighting fireworks, or to prohibit the ignition of fireworks on certain locations.

[3] In almost all Flemish municipalities, an individual can only get a licence in special circumstances (such as weddings).

[3] In many major cities, professional fireworks shows are held, attended by tens of thousands of people.

[3] Due to measures addressing the COVID-19 pandemic in Belgium, the Brussels Capital Region and the City of Brussels temporarily prohibited the use (and the Region also the possession) of fireworks in public places and open-air private properties (gardens, terraces, balconies) from 23 December 2021 to 9 January 2022.