USEFUL ADDRESSES AFSCA - The Food Agency (Agence Fédérale pour la Sécurité de la Chaîne Alimentaire) Bd. Simon Bolivar 30 Tel. +32 2 208 3411 Fax +32 2 208 4536 info@afsca.be http://www.favv-afsca.fgov.be Belgian Institute for Standardisation (IBN) Avenue de la Brabançonne 29 Tel. + 32 2 738 01 01 Fax + 32 2 733 42 64 info@ibn.be Website : http://www.ibn.be Brussels Enterprise Agency Tour &Taxis Avenue du Port 86c box 211 B-100 Brussels, Belgium Tel. +32 2 422 00 20 Fax +32 2 422 00 43 info@bea.irisnet.be www.bea.irisnet.be Brussels Regional Development Agency Rue Gabrielle Petit 6 B-1080 Brussels, Belgium Tel. +32 2 422 51 11 Fax +32 2 422 51 12 commercial@brda-irisnet.be Website : www.brda.be Crossroads Bank for Enterprises Rue de Louvain 44 Tel. +32 2 548 64 00 helpdesk.kbo@mineco.fgov.be Website : http://mineco.fgov.be/enterprises/ crossroads_bank/home_enterprises_ windows_en.htm EUROFACTOR s.a. Avenue Louise 140 B.7 B- 1050 Bruxelles, Belgium Tel. +32 2 643 63 63 Fax +32 2 643 63 64 E-mail info@eurofactor.be Website : www.eurofactor.be Belgian Federation of Distributor Companies Rue Saint-Bernard 60 B-1060 Brussels, Belgium Tel. + 32 2 537 30 60 Fax + 32 2 539 40 26 info@fedis.be http://www.fedis.be Benelux Trademarks Office Bordewijklaan 15 NL-2591 XR The Hague, Netherlands Tel. +31 70 349 11 11 Fax +31 70 347 57 08 info@boip.int http://www.boip.int Brussels Export /4 Tel. +32 2 800 40 00 Fax +32 2 800 40 01 info@brussels-export.irisnet.be Website : www.brusselstrade.be, www.brussels-exporters.be Brussels Regional Investment Society (BRIS) Rue Stassart 32 Tel. +32 2 548 22 11 Fax +32 2 511 90 74 contact@srib.be Website : www.srib.be Euler Hermes Credit Insurance Belgium SA Rue Montoyer 15, Tel. +32 2 289 31 11 Fax +32 2 289 32 99 info.belgium@eulerhermes.com http://www.eulerhermes.com/belgium/ fr/index.html European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) Tomtebodavägen 11a Solna, Sweden 171 83 Stockholm, Sweden Tel. +46 8 586 01000 Fax +46 8 586 01001 http://www.ecdc.eu.int Belgian Franchise Federation Rue Saint-Bernard 60, Sint- Bernardusstraat, B-1060 Brussels, Belgium Tel. +32 2 523 97 07 Fax +32 2 523 35 10 info@fbf-bff.be http://www.fbf-bff.be Brussels Chamber of Commerce and Industry info.ccib@ccib.irisnet.be www.ccib.be Brussels Import Agency vbaltus@ccib.be, cbreyel@ccib.be www.500.be COFACE Belgium Boulevard du Souverain, 100 B-1170 Brussels, Belgium Tel. +32 2 663 76 50 Fax +32 2 663 76 59 coface_belgium@coface.com http://www.cofacebelgium.be Euro Info Centre in Brussels fl@ccib.be European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardisation (CENELEC) 35, Rue de Stassartstraat Tel. +32 2 519 68 71 Fax +32 2 519 69 19 http://server.cenelec.be/ Cenelec/Homepage.htm 104
European Committee for Standardization (CEN) 36 rue de Stassart, Tel. + 32 2 550 08 11 Fax + 32 2 550 08 19 infodesk@cen.eu http://www.cenorm.be/ cenorm/index.htm European Patent Office Av. de Cortenbergh, 60 Tel. +32 2 274 15 90 Fax +32 2 201 59 28 Website :www.european-patentoffice.org Federal Agency for Foreign Investment City Atrium C Rue du Progrès 50 B-1210 Brussels, Belgium Tel. +32 2 277 53 08 Fax +32 2 277 53 06 invest.belgium@mineco.fgov.be http://investinbelgium.fgov.be Federal Public Service FINANCE Administration of Customs and Excise North Galaxy A 17 Boulevard du Roi Albert II, 33 Tel. +32 2 336 30 19 Fax +32 2 336 17 68 E-mail : info.douane@minfin.fed.be Website : http://www.fiscus.fgov.be Federation of Enterprises in Belgium Rue Ravenstein, 4 Tel. +32 2 515 08 74 Fax +32 2 515 09 15 E-mail :info@ubo-feb.be www.feb.be Belgian Packaging Institute (BPI) Z.1. Researchpark 280 B-1731 Zellik, Belgium Tel. +32 2 464 02 10 Fax +32 2 464 02 39 packaging@ibebvi.be Website : http://www.ibebvi.be European Franchise Federation 179, Avenue Louise Tel. + 32 2 520 16 07 Fax + 32 2 250 17 35 E-mail : info@eff-franchise.com Website : http://www.eff-franchise.com European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) ETSI Secretariat 650, route des Lucioles 06921 Sophia-Antipolis Cedex, France Tel. +33 4 92 94 42 00 Fax +33 4 93 65 47 16 helpdesk@etsi.org http://www.etsi.org Federal Public Service ECONOMY, SMEs, Self-employed and Energy Vooruitgangstraat/Rue du Progrès 50 B-1210 Brussels, Belgium Tel. +32 2 277 51 11 Fax +32 2 277 51 07 info.eco@mineco.fgov.be Website : http://mineco.fgov.be Federal Public Service FINANCE VAT-Administration North Galaxy Bld. Du Roi Albert II, 33 Tel. +32 2 336 23 40 Fax +32 2 336 17 66 E-mail : info.tax@minfin.fed.be Website : http://fiscus.fgov.be Flanders Investment & Trade Rue Gaucheret 90 Tel. +32 2 504 88 71 Fax +32 2 504 88 70 E-mail : invest@fitagency.be Ministry of Brussels-Capital Region Foreign Investment Department Bd du Jardin Botanique 20 Kruidtuinlaan 20 B-1035 Brussels, Belgium Tel. +32 2 800 34 61 Fax +32 2 800 38 06 E-mail :invest.eco@mrbc.irisnet.be Website : www.brussels.irisnet.be, www.investinbrussels.com European Food Safety Authority Largo N. Palli 5/A I-43100 Parma, Italy Tel. +39 0521 036111 Fax +39 0521 036110 E-mail : info@efsa.eu.int http://www.efsa.eu.int Federal Agency ACE Rue Montoyer 3 Tel. +32 2 206 35 11 Fax +32 2 203 18 12 info@abh-ace.org www.abh-ace.org Federal Public Service FINANCE Fiscal Department for Foreign Investments Rue de Louvain 38 Tel. +32 2 233 82 64 Fax +32 2 233 82 70 E-mail : albert.wolfs@minfin.fed.be Website : http://fiscus.fgov.be Federal Public Service FOREIGN AFFAIRS Rue des Petits Carmes 15 Tel. +32 2 501 81 11 Fax +32 2 501 37 65 E-mail : infovisa@diplobel.fed.be Website : www.diplobel.org IFB SA International Factors Rue Colonel Bourg 105 B B-1140 Brussels, Belgium Tel. +32 2 645 39 11 Fax +32 2 646 06 89 E-mail : info@ifb.be Website : http://www.ifb.be Ministry of Brussels-Capital Region Brussels Employment Office (ORBEM) Boulevard Anspach 65 Tel. +32 2 505 77 77 Fax +32 2 511 30 52 info@orbem.be info@bdga.be Website : http://www.orbem.be or http://www.bgda.be 105
Ministry of the Flanders Region Employment Administration Markiesstraat 1 Tel. +32 2 553 42 56 Fax +32 2 553 43 90 werkgelegenheid@vlaanderen.be http://www.vlaanderen.be/werk National Bank of Belgium Boulevard de Berlaimont 14 Tel. +32 2 221 21 11 Fax +32 2 221 31 00 E-mail : info@nbb.be Website : http://www.nbb.be VDAB Employment Flanders Boulevard de l Empereur Tel. +32 2 506 15 11 Fax +32 2 506 15 90 E-mail : vdab@vdab.be Website : http://www.vdab.be OAMI: Office for EU Trade Marks and Designs Avenida de Europa, 4 E-03008 Alicante, Spain Tel. + 34 96 513 9100 Fax + 34 96 513 1344 information@oami.eu.int http://oami.eu.int 106
USEFUL WEB PAGES Belgian supporting organisations The Brussels Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCIB) www.ccib.be The Brussels Enterprise Agency www.abe.irisnet.be Federation of Enterprises in Belgium www.vbo-feb.be International trade fairs in Belgium Brussels Fairs & Exhibitions http://www.bfe.be Tour and Taxis http://www.tourtaxis.be Union of Brussels Enterprises (UEB) www.ueb.be Brussels International Tourism & Congress www.bitc.be SPF Affaires étrangères, Commerce extérieur et Coopération au développement www.diplomatie.be Brussels Exhibition Centre www.bruexpo.be Calendar of professional fairs in Brussels http://www.calendrierdesfoires.be Belgian and European professional and trade federations based in Belgium Belgian federations http://www.newbusiness.be/2_reseau_federations.htm The Belgian federation of the car and two-wheeler industries FEBIAC http://www.febiac.be/fr/home/english.asp Automotive Industry in Belgium http://www.aiib.be Multisectoral federation for the technology industry Agoria http://www.agoria.be European federations and associations European federations: http://www.eurobru.com/inter80.htm, http://www.cenorm.be/cenorm/aboutus/structure+/rela tions/trade+federations.asp European Aluminium Association http://www.eaa.net European Chemical Industry Council http://www.cefic.org European Federation of Building and Woodworkers http://www.efbww.org The European Apparel and Textile Organisation http://www.euratex.org The European Confederation of the Footwear Industry http://www.cecshoe.be The European Recovery and Recycling Association http://www.integra.org.uk/about/erra.html Major banks in Belgium ING http://www.ing.be Dexia http://www.dexia.be Confederation of the Food and Drink Industries of the EU http://www.ciaa.be/pages_en/homepage.asp European Banking Federation http://www.fbe.be European Construction Industry Federation http://www.fiec.org European Federation of Cleaning Industries http://www.feni.be The European Cement Association http://www.cembureau.be The European Spirits Organisation http://www.europeanspirits.org The European Organisation for Packing and the Environment http://www.europen.be Fortis Bank http://www.fortisbanque.be KBC http://www.kbc.be Consulting International Chamber of Commerce http://www.iccwbo.org Ernst & Young: MOCI/ International Commerce Monitor http://www.lemoci.com Deloitte Touche 107
http://www.ey.be Deloitte Touche Country Guides http://www.deloittecountryguides.com/index.asp KPMG http://www.kpmg.be/index.thtml US National Trade Data Bank http://www.stat-usa.gov/tradtest.nsf International Monetary Fund (IMF) http://www.imf.org World Trade Organisation (WTO) http://www.wto.org Bank for International Settlements http://www.bis.org Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) http://www.oecd.org United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) http://www.unctad.org WTO/UNCTAD International Trade Centre; country specific information http://www.intracen.org/menus/countries.htm Country Portal Figures and facts about every country in the world: http://www.statbel.fgov.be/port/cou_en.asp http://www.deloitte.com Price Waterhouse Coopers http://www.pwcglobal.com World Fact Book http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook The World Bank http://www.worldbank.org UNCTAD publications (World Investment Report) http://www.unctad.org/wir United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) http://www.undp.org UNDP publications (Human Development Report) http://www.hdr.undp.org WTO publications (World Trade Report, World Trade Statistics) http://docsonline.wto.org/gen_home.asp?language=1&_=1 European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) http://www.ebrd.com International Trade Centre s Market Analysis Services (MAS) http://www.intracen.org/mas Transportation and logistics Port of Brussels www.portofbrussels.be Société de Transports Intercommunaux de Bruxelles(STIB) www.stib.irisnet.be Belgian national railway operator (NMBS/SNCB) http://www.b-rail.be SN Brussels Airlines www.flysn.com Brussels Airport www.brusselsairport.be 108