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Minimum legal ages in Belgium
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The following legal minimum ages apply in Belgium: * Legal age to purchase beer and wine: 16 * Legal age to purchase spirits: 18 * Legal age to buy tobacco products: 18 * Legal age to enter a dance without parental guardian: 16 * Legal age to fly an airplane: 16 * Legal age to drive a car: 18 * Legal age to have sex: 16 (there is a close-in-age exemption of 2 years if at least one of the partners is 14 or 15 years old) * Legal age to prostitute yourself: 18 (pimping is illegal) * Legal age to marry: 18 * Compulsory education until the age of 18 * Voting is mandatory for all Belgians 18 and above. (For the election of the European Parliament it is 16 and above) * Age of criminal responsibility: 18 (those 16 or 17 years of age can be dealt with under adult criminal law and can be judged as adults under exceptional circumstances and strict conditions) * Legal age to enter a casino to gamble: 21 * Legal age to get an amateur radio license: 13 * Overall age of majority: 18 See Also
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