Summary
Any person who is a national of a Member State of the European Union or of any other State to which Directive 2005/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 September 2005 on the recognition of professional qualifications applies, and who has obtained their professional qualifications as an escort in a Member State other than Belgium, may have their professional qualifications recognised by the administration, with a view to exercising the activity of escort in the Walloon Region.
In order to submit their application for recognition of professional qualifications and attach all the documents required for its assessment, candidates must use the form.
Key points
Users can send their requests in French, Dutch or English. The administration will reply in French.
In detail
The candidate must submit an application for recognition of professional qualifications on the My Space platform, using the form provided.
Once our department has received the application, the level of training required is assessed. A decision on whether or not to grant recognition of professional qualifications is sent to the candidate.
If the application is not granted, the candidate must take the theoretical competency test.
The cost of applying for recognition of professional qualifications is €30.
The administration shall notify the accompanying candidate electronically within five working days of receiving the application whether it is complete or incomplete.
- Identity card or proof of nationality
- For Belgian nationals: an extract from the criminal record (model 596.1-35): model intended for the exercise of a regulated activity (e.g. taxi driver, private detective, football steward, etc.) You must send it in PDF format.
For people of other nationalities: download, complete and return the ‘Declaration of honour’ document available on our website. - A copy of the attestation of professional competence: This clearly shows that the certificate of professional competence relates to the escorting of abnormal loads; This provides contact details for the government, or the agency designated by the government, that issued the document.
- the date on which the attestation was issued
- The country in which the certificate of professional competence was obtained.
- Passport photo: See ‘A valid passport photo’ below.
- Driving licence
- 4 APRIL 2019. - Decree on administrative fines in matters of road safety
- 8 SEPTEMBER 2022. - Decree of the Walloon Government concerning the escort of exceptional vehicles
- 24 AUGUST 2023. - Ministerial Decree determining the methods of payment of fees and the model documents referred to in the Walloon Government Decree of 8 September 2022 on the accompaniment of exceptional vehicles.
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