Wallonia stationary transmitting antenna decree
Wallonia replaced its 3 V/m per-antenna limit with 9.2 V/m per operator plus an 18.4 V/m cumulative limit in places of stay, and bans public mobile antennas from 20 to 300 GHz.
Last verified 12 August 2026.
Also searched as: Décret 3 avril 2009, Wallonia 3 V/m, Wallonia 9.2 V/m, Walloon antenna decree
- Organization
- Walloon Region (Belgium)
- Edition
- Decree of 3 April 2009, as amended by the decree of 8 December 2022
- Jurisdiction
- BE-WAL
- Frequency range
- 100 kHz – 300 GHz
- Status of values
- Legally enforceable in at least one jurisdiction
Scope
Applies to permanently mounted transmitting antennas between 100 kHz and 300 GHz whose maximum EIRP exceeds 10 W, assessed in 'places of stay' — dwellings, schools, crèches, hospitals, care homes, regularly occupied workplaces and sport, play and culture spaces — measured 1.5 m above floor or ground level. Roads, pavements, car parks, garages, parks, gardens, balconies and terraces are excluded, as are natural fields, personal devices, medical equipment, air-traffic, defence, emergency-service, broadcast and point-to-point link antennas.
Sources
- wallonia-decree-2009 Décret du 3 avril 2009 relatif à la protection contre les rayonnements non ionisants générés par des antennes émettrices stationnaires (texte coordonné, art. 4, tel que modifié le 8 décembre 2022) — Région wallonne, Moniteur belge / Justel, 2009. regulation, link checked 2026-08-12.
- wallonia-decree-2022-report Projet de décret modifiant le décret du 3 avril 2009 — rapport de commission: passage de 3 V/m par antenne à 9,2 V/m par opérateur et norme cumulée de 18,4 V/m — Parlement wallon (doc. 1100 (2022-2023)), 2022. government, link checked 2026-08-12.
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