{"id":6851,"date":"2025-03-25T11:14:09","date_gmt":"2025-03-25T10:14:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.credafin.be\/economic-law"},"modified":"2025-04-03T00:46:01","modified_gmt":"2025-04-02T23:46:01","slug":"economic-law","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.credafin.be\/en\/economic-law","title":{"rendered":"Economic Law"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Economic law serves to codify the organizations and institutions responsible for the overarching economic organization, meaning it does not concern itself with companies but rather the market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Economic law encompasses several categories: economic rights, social rights, and cultural rights. These rights aim to ensure a certain quality of life for every citizen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The right to work (access to employment under suitable conditions, worker protection, etc.)<\/li>\n<li>The right to social security (access to housing, medical care, food, etc.)<\/li>\n<li>The right to identity and cultural life (right to education, freedom of expression, etc.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The Universal Declaration of Human Rights from 1948 includes several of these rights, but they are considered a second generation as they are more deep and applicable everywhere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Belgium, and the European Union more generally, support the promotion and protection of these rights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are also international institutions that create charters or conventions to protect certain specific economic, social, or cultural rights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>UNESCO, the United Nations organization for education, science, and culture, which promotes rights and cultural properties.<\/li>\n<li>The Council of Europe, which established the European Social Charter of 1961 and the revised Social Charter of 1996.<\/li>\n<li>ETC.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"295\" class=\"wp-image-4897\" alt=\"economic law\" src=\"https:\/\/www.credafin.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/shutterstock_186566306.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.credafin.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/shutterstock_186566306.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.credafin.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/shutterstock_186566306-300x115.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul><!---\n\t\t\t\t\t5065\t\t\t\t\t-->\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.credafin.be\/droit-economique\/les-services-de-paiement-2\">TITLE 3. \u2013 Payment Services \u2013 2<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.credafin.be\/droit-economique\/les-services-de-paiement-1\">TITLE 3. \u2013 Payment Services \u2013 1<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.credafin.be\/droit-economique\/livre-vii-services-de-paiement-et-de-credit-champ-dapplication\">BOOK VII. \u2013 PAYMENT AND CREDIT SERVICES \u2013 Scope<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.credafin.be\/droit-economique\/services-de-paiement-et-de-credit-principes-generaux\">BOOK VII. \u2013 PAYMENT AND CREDIT SERVICES \u2013 General Principles<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.credafin.be\/droit-economique\/dispositions-finales\">TITLE 7. \u2013 Final Provisions<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.credafin.be\/droit-economique\/reglement-extrajudiciaire-des-litiges\">TITLE 6. \u2013 Extrajudicial Settlement of Consumer Disputes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.credafin.be\/droit-economique\/sanctions-civiles-dispositions-communes\">TITLE 5. \u2013 Civil Sanctions 4<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.credafin.be\/droit-economique\/sanctions-civiles-credit-hypothecaire\">TITLE 5. \u2013 Civil Sanctions 3<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.credafin.be\/droit-economique\/sanctions-civiles-credit-consommation\">TITLE 5. \u2013 Civil Sanctions 2<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.credafin.be\/droit-economique\/sanctions-civiles-services-paiement\">TITLE 5. \u2013 Civil Sanctions 1<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.credafin.be\/droit-economique\/intermediaires-credit-consommation\">CHAPTER 4. \u2013 Access to the Activity of Lenders and Credit Intermediaries 6<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.credafin.be\/droit-economique\/intermediaires-en-credit-hypothecaire\">CHAPTER 4. \u2013 Access to the Activity of Lenders and Credit Intermediaries 5<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.credafin.be\/droit-economique\/intermediaires-de-credit\">CHAPTER 4. \u2013 Access to the Activity of Lenders and Credit Intermediaries 4<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.credafin.be\/droit-economique\/preteurs-de-droit-etranger\">CHAPTER 4. \u2013 Access to the Activity of Lenders and Credit Intermediaries 3<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.credafin.be\/droit-economique\/preteurs-de-droit-belge\">CHAPTER 4. \u2013 Access to the Activity of Lenders and Credit Intermediaries 2<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.credafin.be\/droit-economique\/activite-des-preteurs-et-des-intermediaires-de-credit\">CHAPTER 4. \u2013 Access to the Activity of Lenders and Credit Intermediaries 1<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.credafin.be\/droit-economique\/centrale-des-credits-dispositions\">CHAPTER 3. \u2013 Central Credit Register for Individuals 3<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.credafin.be\/droit-economique\/communication-et-consultation\">CHAPTER 3. \u2013 Central Credit Register for Individuals 2<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.credafin.be\/droit-economique\/centrale-des-credits-aux-particuliers\">CHAPTER 3. \u2013 Central Credit Register for Individuals 1<\/a><\/li>\n<li>CHAPTER 2. \u2013 Mortgage Credit 4<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.credafin.be\/droit-economique\/du-credit-hypothecaire-contrat-credit\">CHAPTER 2. \u2013 Mortgage Credit 3<\/a><\/li>\n<li>CHAPTER 2. \u2013 Mortgage Credit 2<\/li>\n<li>CHAPTER 2. \u2013 Mortgage Credit 1<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.credafin.be\/droit-economique\/des-contrats-de-credit-1-1-11\">TITLE 4. \u2013 Credit Contracts 1.1.11<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.credafin.be\/droit-economique\/des-contrats-de-credit-1-1-10\">TITLE 4. \u2013 Credit Contracts 1.1.10<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.credafin.be\/droit-economique\/des-contrats-de-credit-1-1-9\">TITLE 4. \u2013 Credit Contracts 1.1.9<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.credafin.be\/droit-economique\/des-contrats-de-credit-1-1-8\">TITLE 4. \u2013 Credit Contracts 1.1.8<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.credafin.be\/droit-economique\/des-contrats-de-credit-1-1-7\">TITLE 4. \u2013 Credit Contracts 1.1.7<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.credafin.be\/droit-economique\/des-contrats-de-credit-1-1-6\">TITLE 4. \u2013 Credit Contracts 1.1.6<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.credafin.be\/droit-economique\/des-contrats-de-credit-1-1-5\">TITLE 4. \u2013 Credit Contracts 1.1.5<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.credafin.be\/droit-economique\/des-contrats-de-credit-1-1-4\">TITLE 4. \u2013 Credit Contracts 1.1.4<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.credafin.be\/droit-economique\/des-contrats-de-credit-1-1-3\">TITLE 4. \u2013 Credit Contracts 1.1.3<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.credafin.be\/droit-economique\/des-contrats-de-credit-1-1-2\">TITLE 4. \u2013 Credit Contracts 1.1.2<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.credafin.be\/droit-economique\/titre-4-des-contrats-de-credit-1\">TITLE 4. \u2013 Credit Contracts 1<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a 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