{"id":32702,"date":"2025-03-05T17:21:52","date_gmt":"2025-03-05T16:21:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ursusnetwork.com\/paesi\/recupero-crediti-in-belgio\/"},"modified":"2025-11-26T22:23:45","modified_gmt":"2025-11-26T21:23:45","slug":"debt-collection-belgium","status":"publish","type":"vendor","link":"https:\/\/ursusnetwork.com\/en\/info\/debt-collection-belgium\/","title":{"rendered":"Debt collection in Belgium"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>How to recover a commercial debt from a Belgian debtor<\/h2>\n<p>Belgium is a dynamic market with strong commercial ties to several European and extra-UE countries. Still, cases of insolvency are not uncommon, especially in relations between small and medium-sized enterprises. Knowledge of local legislation and European instruments for debt collection is therefore essential to protect your interests and recover debts effectively.<\/p>\n<p>In case of the creditor is based in a member state of the European Union,\u00a0 judgments are automatically recognized in Belgium (and vice versa), simplifying the process of obtaining and enforcing a foreign judgment.<\/p>\n<h3>International debt collection legal actions in Belgium<\/h3>\n<p>Anyone wishing to initiate recovery proceedings against a Belgian debtor can consider different options:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Recognition and enforcement of an EU Member State judgment: <\/strong>once final, they can be automatically recognized and enforced in Belgium.<\/li>\n<li><strong>European payment order<\/strong>: a uniform and rapid procedure, suitable for uncontested claims between companies based the EU.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Legal action in Belgium<\/strong>: it is possible to initiate ordinary proceedings or simplified proceedings before the Justice de paix\/Vredegerecht (for claims up to EUR 5,000) or before the commercial court.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Enforcement action in Belgium<\/strong>: This is a recovery action through a bailiff (huissier de justice): in cases of certain and uncontested claims between companies, the creditor&#8217;s lawyer can directly instruct the bailiff to proceed without going through the court, reducing time and costs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Why rely on an experienced lawyer for debt collection in Belgium<\/h3>\n<p>Belgian law requires a formal notice (letter of warning) to be sent before legal action can be taken. A lawyer specializing in debt collection can draft the formal notice in accordance with legal requirements and, in the event of non-payment, assess the best option for proceeding with legal action and the subsequent enforcement phase.<\/p>\n<p>Ursusnetwork offers the opportunity to work with lawyers specializing in debt collection in Belgium, identifying, on a case-by-case basis, the most appropriate strategy based on the type of debt and the debtor&#8217;s circumstances.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How to recover a commercial debt from a Belgian debtor Belgium is a dynamic market with strong commercial ties to several European and extra-UE countries. Still, cases of insolvency are not uncommon, especially in relations between small and medium-sized enterprises. Knowledge of local legislation and European instruments for debt collection is therefore essential to protect [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":780,"featured_media":0,"template":"","country":[57],"class_list":["post-32702","vendor","type-vendor","status-publish","hentry","country-be"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ursusnetwork.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vendor\/32702","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ursusnetwork.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vendor"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ursusnetwork.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/vendor"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ursusnetwork.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/780"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ursusnetwork.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32702"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"country","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ursusnetwork.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/country?post=32702"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}