The FPS Justice ( nl, FOD Justitie, french: SPF Justice, german: FÖD Justiz), formerly the Ministry of Justice, is a federal public service of

Belgium Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to th ...

. It was created by

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on May 23, 2001, as part of the plans of the

Verhofstadt I Government The Verhofstadt I Government was the federal government of Belgium from 12 July 1999 to 12 July 2003. It was the first government headed by Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt (VLD). It consisted of the Flemish Liberals and Democrats (VLD), the Fre ...

to modernise the federal administration. The transformation from a ministry into a federal public service was completed on July 15, 2002. The FPS Justice is responsible to the

minister of justice A justice ministry, ministry of justice, or department of justice is a ministry or other government agency in charge of the administration of justice. The ministry or department is often headed by a minister of justice (minister for justice in a ...

Organisation

The FPS Justice is currently organised into three directorates-general: *The Directorate-General for Judicial Organisation *The Directorate-General for Legislation and Fundamental Rights and Freedoms *The Directorate-General for Correctional Facilities Several independent organisations resort under the FPS Justice, such as the Gambling Commission. In addition, the FPS Justice is also responsible for the Belgian Official Journal. The

Belgian State Security Service The State Security Service (VSSE) (known in Dutch as ''Staatsveiligheid''; French: ''Sûreté de l'État'') is a Belgian intelligence and security agency. Established in 1830, it is the oldest intelligence service except for the Vatican's. The S ...

is responsible to the minister of justice as well.

External links

Website of the FPS Justice Belgium

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Ministries established in 2001 2001 establishments in Belgium {{Belgium-gov-stub

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