Last verified: 2026-08-29 · Source: primary legislation and official status tables
Recovering a debt from a debtor in Belgium
What applies, what it realistically takes, and where the limits are.
Confirmed parameters
Only values checked against a primary source appear here. Where a parameter has not been confirmed, it is left out rather than estimated.
- Parameter
- Limitation period for contractual claims
- Value
- 10 years
- Source
- art. 2262bis Sec. 1 of the former Civil Code; acknowledgement interrupts under art. 2248
- Last verified
- 2026-08-31
Enforcement route
The applicable route for this jurisdiction is recorded as EU. The New York Convention applies to arbitral awards.
Practical constraints
Имплементация Директивы 2021/2167 в силе с 24.01.2025
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