For other uses of the term ordinance, see: Ordinance

Ordinance

-Law:* Local ordinance, a law made by a municipality or other local authority* As acts are called in some jurisdictions, such as England when the parliament operated without regal sanction, and a number of British colonies...

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Ordinance in Belgium

Belgium

Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...

 refers to legislation

Legislation

Legislation is law which has been promulgated by a legislature or other governing body, or the process of making it...

 passed by the Brussels Parliament

Brussels Parliament

The Parliament of the Brussels-Capital Region , is the governing body of the Brussels-Capital Region, one of the three regions of Belgium...

 in exercise of its regional competences and by the United Assembly of the Common Community Commission

Common Community Commission

The Common Community Commission is responsible for community matters that are common to both the French Community and the Flemish Community and for institutions that fall within the competencies of the Communities but do not belong exclusively to either Community in the Brussels-Capital Region of...

. In principle, ordinances have the same legal force as laws and decrees, however, the Federal Government

Belgian federal government

The Cabinet of Belgium is the executive branch of the Belgian federal government, consisting of ministers and secretaries of state drawn from the political parties which form the governing coalition. Formally, the ministers are appointed by the King...

 has the authority to suspend ordinances which in its view could jeopardise the role of Brussels

Brussels

Brussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...

 as the capital of Belgium

Belgium

Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...

 or the international role of Brussels, sometimes seen as the "capital of the European Union

European Union

The European Union is an economic and political union of 27 independent member states which are located primarily in Europe. The EU traces its origins from the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Economic Community , formed by six countries in 1958...

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