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    Legal framework regarding indoor air quality

    The FPS Public Health is implementing an ambitious policy on indoor air quality building on the expertise acquired during the COVID-19 pandemic. This policy is based on a generic...
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    Air purification devices

    The use of an air purification system helps to eliminate contaminants that may be present inside buildings. It is therefore one of the options for ensuring healthy indoor air....
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    The main principles of the law on indoor air quality

    The law of 6 November 2022 on the improvement of indoor air quality in closed spaces accessible to the public pursues four general objectives: to define good air quality...
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    CO2 meters

    A CO2 meter is a device that measures the concentration of CO2 in a given space. Measuring air quality with a CO2 meter helps to protect the population from the risks of...
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    The obligations for manufacturers of CO2 meters

    Manufacturers, sellers and importers of CO2 meters must meet various criteria for their devices for public spaces to be authorised for sale. In parallel with the preparation of...
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    Standards for air purification devices and CO2 meters

    A ministerial decree provisionally determined the conditions for the placing of air purification devices on the market. It is no longer in effect as of 29 May 2022.  ...
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    The obligations imposed by the law on indoor air quality

    These obligations depend on royal decrees that have not yet been published. To date, there is no obligation for operators. In the future, for each closed location accessible to...
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    Legal provisions already in force before the COVID-19 pandemic

    The Codex or Code of well-being at work: the New Code of well-being at work - Federal Public Service Employment, Work and Social Dialogue (belgium.be) applies to all...
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    My health deserves quality indoor air

    Indoor air quality has a direct impact on health. The air we breathe in enclosed spaces can be even more polluted than outside air.  Worldwide, 3.8 million premature deaths...
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    Register

    According to the Royal Decree of 27 May 2014, companies have to register the nanomaterials they place on the market. Substances produced in nanoparticular state (such as titanium...