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Transfer of the municipality of Dentergem to the Waregem judicial canton
Official title: Wetsvoorstel tot wijziging van het bijvoegsel bij het Gerechtelijk Wetboek betreffende de gebiedsomschrijving en zetel van hoven en rechtbanken teneinde de gemeente Dentergem in het gerechtelijk kanton Waregem op te nemen.
Status: Parliament is still discussing this proposal, for example in a committee or while waiting for advice. (parliament: ‘Pending in the Chamber’)
In plain language
- From 1 January 2027, the municipality of Dentergem will move from the Tielt judicial canton to the Waregem canton. This ensures the entire merged police zone falls under the same court in Kortrijk.
- This will mainly affect the police and the prosecutor's office, who will no longer need to split cases between Bruges and Kortrijk.
- If you live in Dentergem and need to go to the justice of the peace or to court, you will go to Waregem or Kortrijk instead of Tielt or Bruges from 2027.
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