Safety certificate fire prevention before the opening of an establishment

Are you planning to open or reopen a hospitality business (bar, night shop, discotheque, party venue, snack bar, etc.)?

Then you will need to apply for a number of permits. The fire safety certificate is one of them. To obtain this certificate, you must request an on-site visit before the establishment opens.

Requests for Horeca inspections for the City of Brussels (postal codes 1000 – 1020 – 1120 – 1130) must be submitted via: Opens in new windowhttps://www.brussels.be/horeca-operating-licence

Requests for Horeca inspections for the Municipality of Anderlecht (postal code 1070), must be submitted by sending our form (PDF below) directly to the municipality. For Anderlecht, this is NOT possible via the digital form.

The obligation to obtain a fire safety certificate also applies to nurseries, schools, hospitals, nursing and care homes, sports facilities, etc. 

Contact the Brussels Agency for Business Support (Opens in new windowHub.brussels), the municipal administration of your place of residence or another competent authority (K&G, VHC, GGC, etc.) to determine which steps you need to take in your case.

• Administrative cost: € 74,04 per file
• Research costs: € 123,40 per hour
• If extra m² are added to the file afterwards: + € 1,48 per m²

You can request a visit using the PDF form or online via Irisbox.