Help in completing the application form for the recognition of a temporary employment agency

Enter the details of the applicant. The applicant may be:

• A legal person (company, non-profit organisation, etc.). This is only possible if the agency has already been set up.
• A natural person.

Enter the details of the registered office.

Select the activities for which you are applying for (additional) recognition:

• Temporary employment activity (general)
• Temporary employment activities in the artistic industry
• Temporary employment activities in the construction industry

You must fill in the contact person in Belgium (section 2). This step is optional.

If you are applying for a license on behalf of a legal person, please provide the details of the authorised representative(s) here. The authorised representative:

• must include a certificate of good conduct
• is required to sign
• must meet the conditions of professional competence (see step 4) if he or she is also the legal person's professional manager.

The 'authorised representative' is the person who is authorised to commit the legal person and who wants to and will act on behalf of the legal person towards the authorities.

You only have to fill in this step if the authorised representative and the professional manager are not the same person.

The person who is responsible professionally must meet at least one of the following conditions in order to carry out the temporary employment activities:

• He/she has at least 3 years of professional experience at management level in the temporary employment sector.
• He/she has a Master's degree or equivalent, and has at least 10 years of professional experience in the temporary employment sector, in human resources or in corporate policy matters.

Every professional manager must provide proof that he meets the conditions. He/she must include a CV and supporting documents (for example, a copy of qualifications, employment certificates, statutes, contracts, etc.) with the file.

If it is the first license, select 'no'. For an additional license, fill in your license number.

State the license period and number of your agency here if it is already recognised in:

• the Brussels Capital Region
• the Flemish Region
• the German-speaking community
• another EEA Member State (European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway).

Attachment 1: A regular copy of the signed (and coordinated) articles of association of the legal person. You only need to include this attachment if the situation has changed since the previous application for recognition.

• The corporate purpose of your articles of association must describe temporary employment activities.
• You can obtain this document from your notary. If the directors of the company include one or more legal persons, their articles of association must also be included.

Attachment 2: The certificates of good conduct of the business manager(s) and the authorised representative(s) of the agency. You only need to include this attachment if the situation has changed since the previous application for recognition.
You can obtain this document from your municipality.

Attachment 3: Your CV and other documents demonstrating professional expertise (see STEP 4). You only need to include this attachment if the situation has changed since the previous application for recognition.

Attachment 4: A certificate from the office of the Federal Public Service Finance in your region showing that you do not owe any overdue tax, fines or interest.

• Is your agency based abroad? If so, include one or more certificates from the equivalent service(s) in your country.
  • Do you, as foreign agency, already carry out activities in Belgium? If so, state '1000 Brussels' as municipality.
  • What if you do not carry out any activities in Belgium yet? Include a written statement to this effect in the file.
• Legal persons or associations formed less than 6 months ago do not need to include this certificate.

Attachment 5: Proof via a certificate from the National Social Security Office showing that you do not owe any overdue sums, fines or interest.
The NSSO refers to this certificate as C450.

• Foreign agencies or persons include one or more certificates from the equivalent service(s) in your country.
  • Do you, as foreign agency, already carry out activities in Belgium? If so, include a certificate from the NSSO.
  • What if you do not carry out any activities in Belgium yet? Include a written statement to this effect in the file.
• If you are not registered with the NSSO, include the certificate of non-registration.
• Was your legal person or association founded less than 6 months ago? If so, you do not have to include this certificate.

Note: A statement from a payroll service provider about your NSSO status does not replace this NSSO certificate.

Attachment 6: Proof showing that you do not owe any overdue sums, fines or interest to the Fund for Subsistence.

Attachment 7: The certificate proving that you have paid the surety to the Social Fund for Temporary Workers (see section 1).

Is your temporary employment agency based abroad? If so, you must prove to the Social Fund that you have paid an equivalent surety abroad. If the Social Fund accepts the surety, you will receive a certificate confirming the equivalence. You must include this certificate here.

Attachment 8: A list of all the place(s) of business of the temporary employment agency.

Confirm that the details are correct by signing the application.