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Brussels-Capital non-ionising radiation ordinance

Brussels sets its own cumulative power-density limits for fixed transmitters — 0.5635 W/m² outdoors and 0.2243 W/m² indoors at 900 MHz — and bans public mobile antennas from 20 to 300 GHz.

Legally enforceableBE-BRUOrdinance of 1 March 2007, as amended 2 March 2023, in force 1 May 2023

Last verified 12 August 2026.

Also searched as: Ordonnance 1 mars 2007, Brussels 6 V/m, Brussels 14.5 V/m, Brussels antenna ordinance

Organization
Brussels-Capital Region (Belgium)
Edition
Ordinance of 1 March 2007, as amended 2 March 2023, in force 1 May 2023
Jurisdiction
BE-BRU
Frequency range
100 kHz – 300 GHz
Status of values
Legally enforceable in at least one jurisdiction

Scope

Applies to non-ionising radiation from fixed installations in all publicly accessible indoor and outdoor areas, with separate indoor and outdoor power-density tables and a summation rule for composite fields. It does not apply to natural fields or to equipment used by individuals — mobile handsets, private Wi-Fi, DECT and amateur radio are excluded — nor during emergencies.

Sources

  1. brussels-ordinance-2007 Ordonnance du 1er mars 2007 relative à la protection de l'environnement contre les éventuels effets nocifs et nuisances provoqués par les radiations non ionisantes (texte coordonné, art. 3) Région de Bruxelles-Capitale, Moniteur belge / Justel, 2007. regulation, link checked 2026-08-12.

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