CoR - Belgium Transport

Central

The central government is responsible for:

Safety policies and measures;
Environmental policies relating to transport;
Optimum integration of all modes of transport;
Railways and infrastructure, including the legislation, supervision and public financing of the Belgian National Railway Company (SNCB);
Civil aviation;
The control and regulation of traffic and transit of goods, and
Security measures concerning building and repairing roads, ports, waterways, dykes, airports (cooperation agreements between federal and regional administrations are required);
Road transport and infrastructure (shared competence);
Driver licenses;
Regulation of road transport;
Vehicle registration.

Regional

Regions
Regional authorities are responsible for:

Roads and infrastructure;
Airports and infrastructure (the Federal Authority is responsible for managing Brussels-National Airport, which is situated in the Flemish region);
Ports and infrastructure;
Dykes and infrastructure;
Waterways and infrastructure;
Sea-routes, sea-walls;
Ferry services;
Pilotage and buoyage services into and out of ports, as well as sea rescue and towing services;
Public transport at regional level, and
Mobility and road safety competences transferred to the Regions except the definition of traffic rules (Federal level).

Communities
Communities have no competencies in this sector.

Local 

Provinces / Municipalities
Local authorities are responsible for:

Responsible ministries/bodies

FPS/FOD Mobility & Transport

Sources

Constitution of Belgium (Constitution belge texte coordonné du 17 février 1994). In particular Art. 35

Special law of Institutional Reform (Loi Spéciale de réformes institutionnelles du 8 Août 1980). In particular Art. 6, paragraph 1, 10

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