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How to apply for a derogation from freezing assets?

The General Administration of the Treasury examines requests for derogation from financial sanctions, provided that the application file is complete.

Processing times depend on the complexity of the request and the status of the file.

A file is considered complete when all required information is accompanied by supporting documents and evidence, including certified translations in one of the national languages or in English.

If the file is incomplete at the time of submission, the General Administration of the Treasury will be unable to assess the relevance and accuracy of the request. As a result, such requests will be closed without further review.

Requests for authorization to unfreeze or transfer funds and economic resources must include the following information :

1. The regulation and the article concerned
2. The identity of the debtor/instructing party
3. The identity of the creditor/beneficiary
4. The amount and the currency unit for which the release is requested;
5. The motive for the request for derogation;
6. The data as regards the banks and the institutions concerned by this operation;
7. The date of the agreement, the convention or the obligation pursuant to which the payment is possibly due;
8. The supporting documents allowing the General Administration of Treasury to carry out checking (for instance, a copy of the invoice, a mandate, an identity document, a termination of relationship, an agreement, etc.);
9. In case of transfer of goods - the description of the nature of the goods (for instance the information sheet)
10. In case of transfer of weapons or dual use goods, the following authorisations:

• For the Flemish Region: Internationaal Vlaanderen, Boudewijnlaan 30 - bus (PO Box) 80 1000 Brussels;
• For the Walloon Region: Direction générale opérationnelle de l'Economie, de l'Emploi et de la Recherche-Direction des Licences d'Armes, Place de la Wallonie 1, 5100 Namur (Jambes);
• For the Region of Brussels Capital: External Relations Directorate Licence Cell, Boulevard du Jardin Botanique, 20, 1035 Brussels

WHERE TO SEND THE REQUEST FOR DEROGATION IN BELGIUM?

Please submit your requests with or without attachments via the email addres quesfinvragen.tf@minfin.fed.be.

The assets frozen in Belgium can never be released without the authorisation of the General Administration of Treasury.

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