Legal coverage

Our legal sources

Jef relies on official Belgian and European sources, organised by legal order.

BE

Belgium

  1. Belgian case law

    Decisions from Belgian judicial and administrative courts.

    • Juportal

      Decisions published by Belgian courts.

      Available corpus
      ≈ 145,000 decisions
      Period covered
      1990 → today
      Collection of new documents
      New documents checked several times a day

    • Council of State

      Administrative-law rulings published by the Belgian Council of State.

      Available corpus
      ≈ 220,000 decisions
      Period covered
      1994 → today
      Collection of new documents
      New documents checked daily

    • Council for Alien Law Litigation

      Asylum and residence rulings published by the Belgian Council for Alien Law Litigation.

      Available corpus
      ≈ 268,000 rulings
      Period covered
      2007 → today
      Collection of new documents
      New documents checked daily

  2. Belgian federal law

    Legislation and administrative publications from Belgium’s federal authorities.

    • Justel

      Consolidated Belgian legislation published by the Federal Public Service Justice.

      Available corpus
      ≈ 118,000 texts
      Period covered
      1802 → today
      Collection of new documents
      New documents checked daily

    • Fisconetplus

      Belgian federal tax guidance and administrative decisions.

      Available corpus
      ≈ 23,000 documents
      Period covered
      Period varies by collection
      Collection of new documents
      New documents checked daily

  3. Company data

    Official identification data for Belgian companies and their published annual accounts.

    • BCE / KBO

      The official register of companies and establishment units maintained by FPS Economy.

      Available corpus
      ≈ 1.9 million companies
      Period covered
      Current register
      Collection of new documents
      New documents checked daily

    • NBB — Central Balance Sheet Office

      Annual accounts filed with the National Bank of Belgium.

      Available corpus
      ≈ 590,000 filings per year
      Period covered
      Structured accounts since April 2022
      Collection of new documents
      New documents checked daily

  4. Walloon law

    Legislation adopted by the Walloon Region.

    • Justel

      Consolidated Belgian legislation published by the Federal Public Service Justice.

      Available corpus
      ≈ 118,000 texts
      Period covered
      1802 → today
      Collection of new documents
      New documents checked daily

  5. Flemish law

    Legislation and tax publications from the Flemish authorities.

    • Justel

      Consolidated Belgian legislation published by the Federal Public Service Justice.

      Available corpus
      ≈ 118,000 texts
      Period covered
      1802 → today
      Collection of new documents
      New documents checked daily

    • VLABEL

      Flemish tax guidance and a selection of decisions.

      Available corpus
      ≈ 1,600 documents
      Period covered
      2007 → today
      Collection of new documents
      New documents checked daily

  6. Brussels-Capital law

    Legislation of the Brussels-Capital Region.

    • Justel

      Consolidated Belgian legislation published by the Federal Public Service Justice.

      Available corpus
      ≈ 118,000 texts
      Period covered
      1802 → today
      Collection of new documents
      New documents checked daily

  7. French Community law

    Legislation of the French Community of Belgium.

    • Justel

      Consolidated Belgian legislation published by the Federal Public Service Justice.

      Available corpus
      ≈ 118,000 texts
      Period covered
      1802 → today
      Collection of new documents
      New documents checked daily

  8. German-speaking Community law

    Legislation of the German-speaking Community of Belgium.

    • Justel

      Consolidated Belgian legislation published by the Federal Public Service Justice.

      Available corpus
      ≈ 118,000 texts
      Period covered
      1802 → today
      Collection of new documents
      New documents checked daily

  9. French Community Commission law

    Legislation of the French Community Commission in Brussels.

    • Justel

      Consolidated Belgian legislation published by the Federal Public Service Justice.

      Available corpus
      ≈ 118,000 texts
      Period covered
      1802 → today
      Collection of new documents
      New documents checked daily

  10. Common Community Commission law

    Legislation of the Common Community Commission in Brussels.

    • Justel

      Consolidated Belgian legislation published by the Federal Public Service Justice.

      Available corpus
      ≈ 118,000 texts
      Period covered
      1802 → today
      Collection of new documents
      New documents checked daily

EU

European Union

  1. European Union law

    Legislation, case law and administrative decisions from European Union institutions.

    • EUR-Lex

      European Union legislation and consolidated texts.

      Available corpus
      ≈ 48,000 documents
      Period covered
      1952 → today
      Collection of new documents
      New documents checked daily

    • CURIA

      Case law from the Court of Justice and the General Court of the European Union.

      Available corpus
      ≈ 31,000 decisions
      Period covered
      1954 → today
      Collection of new documents
      New documents checked daily

    • DG Competition

      European Commission decisions on competition matters.

      Available corpus
      ≈ 67,000 documents
      Period covered
      Since 1964, depending on the field
      Collection of new documents
      New documents checked daily