Legal Notice & Disclaimer
While every care has been taken in creating the website of the Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain (hereinafter “the Food Agency”), certain errors may have escaped the attention of the website managers. The Food Agency will not be held liable or responsible for any such errors. If a specific inaccuracy is brought to our attention, it will be corrected within 30 days of receiving the email reporting the error to us at: Internet-site@favv-afsca.be.
Please note that any legislation provided on this website is for information purposes only. These documents therefore do not create any rights or obligations other than those arising from the legislation adopted and published in the Belgian Official Journal (Moniteur belge). In the event of discrepancies between the electronic version and the printed text, the official text published in the Belgian Official Journal (for Belgian legislation) or in the Official Journal of the European Union (for European legislation) shall take precedence.
The Food Agency cannot guarantee that the information on its website will always be accurate or complete, that its website will function properly at all times, or that it will be completely secure.
We do make every effort, as far as possible, to avoid interruptions due to technical issues. However, we cannot guarantee that our website and applications will be completely free from interruptions or other technical malfunctions.
We accept no liability or responsibility for direct or indirect damage which may result from the use of our website and applications.
Links and references
The Food Agency's website contains hyperlinks to other websites as well as references to other sources of information. These links and sources are provided for information purposes only.
Some of the documents published on this website may contain references or links to information from other organisations. The Food Agency, however, does not in any way guarantee the relevance, timeliness, or accuracy of such external information and does not accept any liability or responsibility in this regard. The associations, organisations and websites listed on this site are chosen objectively, with the sole aim of providing visitors to our website with the most relevant and comprehensive information possible. However, we cannot guarantee that the information is complete, accurate or up-to-date.
If you wish to create a link from your website to pages other than the home page of the Food Agency’s website, please contact the webmaster who will inform you as soon as possible whether your request is admissible.
Copyright
The information on this website may be reproduced or re-used only for non-commercial purposes, provided that the source and date thereof are stated. The same applies to the re-use of email addresses.
Any re-use of multimedia content (photographs, images, audio, videos, etc.), including the content of downloadable documents is subject to prior approval.
Sending unsolicited messages, in any form whatsoever, to more than 10 recipients (individuals or departments) whose email addresses appear on this website is prohibited, unless expressly authorised in writing. Requests for authorisation must be sent to the webmaster.
Any natural or legal person who fails to comply with the above provisions may be required to compensate the Belgian Federal administration in full for the costs resulting from the unauthorised use of information. This includes costs for processing (electronic) mail and identifying its sender, as well as expenses for any ensuing legal proceedings.
Future changes to this legal notice cannot be ruled out. We would therefore ask you to consult it regularly to stay informed of any such changes.