Legal references

The reference texts concerning legislation on the equivalence of higher education diplomas can be found on this page:

• Articles 92 and 93 of the Decree of 7 November 2013 defining the higher education landscape and the academic organisation of studies;

• The Decree of the Government of the French Community dated 29 June 2016 determining the conditions and procedure for granting the equivalence of degrees, diplomas and higher education certificates issued abroad;
• The Joint Council of Europe/UNESCO Convention on the Recognition of Qualifications relating to Higher Education in the European Region, adopted in Lisbon on 11 April 1997 and signed by Belgium on 7 March 2005.