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FPS Economy

Regulates business, competition and consumer rights, and runs the enterprise register.

What this authority does

Service public fédéral Économie / FOD Economie maintains the Banque-Carrefour des Entreprises (the Crossroads Bank for Enterprises), enforces consumer and market-practice rules, and houses the Economic Inspectorate and the intellectual property office.

Services for the public

  • Company registration in the CBE
  • Consumer complaints
  • Trade mark and patent filings
  • Price and market-practice enforcement

Before you contact this authority

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