Belgian Law MCP Server

The Belgian Official Gazette (Belgisch Staatsblad / Moniteur belge) alternative for the AI age.

Query 5,775 Belgian statutes -- from the loi du 30 juillet 2018 (protection des données) and Code pénal to the Code civil, Code des sociétés et des associations, and more -- directly from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible client.

If you're building legal tech, compliance tools, or doing Belgian legal research, this is your verified reference database.

Built by Ansvar Systems -- Stockholm, Sweden

Why This Exists

Belgian legal research means navigating the bilingual Belgisch Staatsblad / Moniteur belge, reconciling French and Dutch texts, and manually cross-referencing between federal, regional, and community law. Belgium also hosts the EU's primary institutions -- making Belgian law particularly relevant for EU regulatory compliance work. Whether you're:

• A lawyer validating citations in a brief or contract
• A compliance officer checking GDPR implementation or Loi anti-blanchiment requirements
• A legal tech developer building tools on Belgian or EU institutional law
• A researcher tracing EU institutional decisions back to Belgian implementation

...you shouldn't need dozens of browser tabs and multilingual PDF cross-referencing. Ask Claude. Get the exact provision. With context.

This MCP server makes Belgian law searchable, cross-referenceable, and AI-readable.

Quick Start

Use Remotely (No Install Needed)

Connect directly to the hosted version -- zero dependencies, nothing to install.

Endpoint: https://belgian-law-mcp.vercel.app/mcp

Claude Desktop -- add to claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "belgian-law": {
      "type": "url",
      "url": "https://belgian-law-mcp.vercel.app/mcp"
    }
  }
}

GitHub Copilot -- add to VS Code settings.json:

{
  "github.copilot.chat.mcp.servers": {
    "belgian-law": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://belgian-law-mcp.vercel.app/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Use Locally (npm)

npx @ansvar/belgian-law-mcp

Claude Desktop -- add to claude_desktop_config.json:

macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "belgian-law": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@ansvar/belgian-law-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Cursor / VS Code:

{
  "mcp.servers": {
    "belgian-law": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@ansvar/belgian-law-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Example Queries

Once connected, just ask naturally -- in French, Dutch, or English:

French:

• "Que dit la loi du 30 juillet 2018 sur la protection des données (article 5) ?"
• "Recherche des dispositions sur la 'protection des données' dans le droit belge"
• "Quelles directives européennes la loi du 30 juillet 2018 met-elle en œuvre ?"
• "Trouvez les sanctions pénales dans le Code pénal pour fraude informatique"
• "Qu'est-ce que le Code des sociétés et des associations dit sur la responsabilité des administrateurs ?"

Dutch:

• "Wat zegt de wet van 30 juli 2018 over toestemming voor gegevensverwerking?"
• "Zoek naar 'gegevensbescherming' in het Belgische recht"
• "Welke Belgische wetten implementeren de AVG (GDPR)?"

English:

• "Which Belgian laws implement the GDPR?"
• "Compare NIS2 implementation requirements across Belgian statutes"

What's Included

Verified data only -- every citation is validated against official sources (ejustice.just.fgov.be). Zero LLM-generated content.

See It In Action

Why This Works

Verbatim Source Text (No LLM Processing):

• All statute text is ingested from the Belgisch Staatsblad / Moniteur belge (ejustice.just.fgov.be)
• Provisions are returned unchanged from SQLite FTS5 database rows
• Zero LLM summarization or paraphrasing -- the database contains regulation text, not AI interpretations

Smart Context Management:

• Search returns ranked provisions with BM25 scoring (safe for context)
• Provision retrieval gives exact text by publication date + article number
• Cross-references help navigate without loading everything at once

Technical Architecture:

ejustice.just.fgov.be → Parse → SQLite → FTS5 snippet() → MCP response
                          ↑                      ↑
                   Provision parser       Verbatim database query

Traditional Research vs. This MCP

Traditional: Search ejustice → Navigate HTML → Ctrl+F → Cross-reference French/Dutch texts → Check EUR-Lex → Repeat

This MCP: "Quelles obligations la loi du 30 juillet 2018 impose-t-elle et quelle directive EU la sous-tend ?" → Done.

Available Tools (13)

Core Legal Research Tools (8)

EU Law Integration Tools (5)

EU Law Integration

Belgium is an EU member state and the home of the European Commission, European Council, and most EU agencies. Belgian law is uniquely positioned at the intersection of EU institutional decision-making and national transposition.

Key Belgian EU Implementations

• GDPR (2016/679) → Loi du 30 juillet 2018 relative à la protection des personnes physiques
• NIS2 Directive (2022/2555) → Loi du 26 avril 2024 (NIS2 transposition)
• AI Act (2024/1689) → Belgian implementation in progress
• eIDAS (910/2014) → Loi du 21 juillet 2016 (signatures électroniques)
• AML Directive (2015/849) → Loi du 18 septembre 2017 (anti-blanchiment)
• Consumer Rights Directive (2011/83) → Code de droit économique, Livre VI

Note on language: Belgian law is officially trilingual. The database includes both French and Dutch texts for federal statutes. German-language texts (for the German-speaking Community) are not included in the current release.

See EU_INTEGRATION_GUIDE.md for detailed documentation.

Data Sources & Freshness

All content is sourced from authoritative Belgian legal databases:

• ejustice.just.fgov.be -- Official Belgian law database (Justice)
• belgisch-staatsblad.be -- Belgisch Staatsblad / Moniteur belge
• EUR-Lex -- Official EU law database (metadata only)

Data Provenance

Automated Freshness Checks (Daily)

A daily GitHub Actions workflow monitors all data sources:

Security

This project uses multiple layers of automated security scanning:

See SECURITY.md for the full policy and vulnerability reporting.

Important Disclaimers

Legal Advice

THIS TOOL IS NOT LEGAL ADVICE

Statute text is sourced from official ejustice.just.fgov.be publications. However:

• This is a research tool, not a substitute for professional legal counsel
• Court case coverage is limited -- do not rely solely on this for case law research
• Verify critical citations against primary sources for court filings
• EU cross-references are extracted from Belgian statute text, not EUR-Lex full text
• Bilingual system -- French and Dutch texts both have official status; always verify the authoritative language version for your jurisdiction

Before using professionally, read: DISCLAIMER.md | PRIVACY.md

Client Confidentiality

Queries go through the Claude API. For privileged or confidential matters, use on-premise deployment. See PRIVACY.md for Ordre des barreaux francophones et germanophone (OBFG) / Orde van Vlaamse Balies (OVB) compliance guidance.

Documentation

• EU Integration Guide -- Detailed EU cross-reference documentation
• EU Usage Examples -- Practical EU lookup examples
• Security Policy -- Vulnerability reporting and scanning details
• Disclaimer -- Legal disclaimers and professional use notices
• Privacy -- Client confidentiality and data handling

Development

Setup

git clone https://github.com/Ansvar-Systems/Belgium-law-mcp
cd Belgium-law-mcp
npm install
npm run build
npm test

Running Locally

npm run dev                                       # Start MCP server
npx @anthropic/mcp-inspector node dist/index.js   # Test with MCP Inspector

Data Management

npm run ingest                     # Ingest statutes from ejustice
npm run build:db                   # Rebuild SQLite database
npm run drift:detect               # Run drift detection
npm run check-updates              # Check for amendments and new statutes

Performance

• Search Speed: <100ms for most FTS5 queries
• Database Size: ~126 MB (efficient, portable)
• Reliability: 100% ingestion success rate

Related Projects: Complete Compliance Suite

This server is part of Ansvar's Compliance Suite -- MCP servers that work together for end-to-end compliance coverage:

@ansvar/eu-regulations-mcp

Query 49 EU regulations directly from Claude -- GDPR, AI Act, DORA, NIS2, MiFID II, eIDAS, and more. Full regulatory text with article-level search. npx @ansvar/eu-regulations-mcp

@ansvar/belgian-law-mcp (This Project)

Query 5,775 Belgian statutes directly from Claude -- loi protection données, Code pénal, Code civil, and more. Full provision text with EU cross-references. npx @ansvar/belgian-law-mcp

@ansvar/dutch-law-mcp

Query Dutch legislation -- AVG, Wetboek van Strafrecht, Burgerlijk Wetboek, and more. npx @ansvar/dutch-law-mcp

@ansvar/security-controls-mcp

Query 261 security frameworks -- ISO 27001, NIST CSF, SOC 2, CIS Controls, SCF, and more. npx @ansvar/security-controls-mcp

70+ national law MCPs covering Austria, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK, and more.

Contributing

Contributions welcome! See CONTRIBUTING.md for guidelines.

Priority areas:

• Court case law expansion (Cour de cassation, Conseil d'État)
• EU regulation cross-reference expansion
• German-language Community texts
• Regional law coverage (Wallonia, Flanders, Brussels-Capital)
• Historical statute versions and amendment tracking

Roadmap

• Core statute database with FTS5 search
• Full corpus ingestion (5,775 statutes, 142,743 provisions)
• EU law integration tools
• Vercel Streamable HTTP deployment
• npm package publication
• Daily freshness checks
• Court case law expansion
• Historical statute versions (amendment tracking)
• German-language Community law
• Regional/community legislation coverage

Citation

If you use this MCP server in academic research:

@software{belgian_law_mcp_2026,
  author = {Ansvar Systems AB},
  title = {Belgian Law MCP Server: Production-Grade Legal Research Tool},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://github.com/Ansvar-Systems/Belgium-law-mcp},
  note = {5,775 Belgian statutes with 142,743 provisions and EU law cross-references}
}

License

Apache License 2.0. See LICENSE for details.

Data Licenses

• Statutes & Legislation: Service public fédéral Justice (Belgian open government data)
• EU Metadata: EUR-Lex (EU public domain)

About Ansvar Systems

We build AI-accelerated compliance and legal research tools for the European market. This MCP server started as our internal reference tool for Belgian and EU institutional law -- turns out everyone working at the EU-national interface has the same research frustrations.

So we're open-sourcing it. Navigating 5,775 statutes across two languages shouldn't require a law degree in both French and Dutch.

ansvar.eu -- Stockholm, Sweden