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The inhalation of asbestos has for many years been considered as very harmful with important consequences on the health of people. Diseases such as asbestosis, lung cancer or pleural cancer affect people who have breathed in asbestos dust sometimes for many years without even realizing it.

Present in many types of buildings, asbestos becomes respirable by humans as soon as it has been sawn, sanded, planed or during the removal of dust from a roof. The fibers get into the lung alveoli and the damage to the body is often very significant.

Since the Royal Decree of February 3, 1998 limiting the marketing, use and manufacture of certain dangerous substances and preparations, including asbestos, the use of asbestos-containing applications is prohibited.

Since January 1, 2005, the marketing and use of products containing asbestos are banned completely.

In case of sale or rent of a house, the owner is not obliged to produce an asbestos inventory of his house. However, the buyer or tenant can include a clause on this subject, either in the sales agreement or the rental agreement, specifying as part of the obligation to deliver that the property is free of asbestos or with a description of the asbestos-containing elements.

Unlike in France, there is no automatic and organized screening in Belgium. The asbestos inventory is however mandatory for companies and in case of transformation or demolition of a building or a house, according to the decree of the Government of the Brussels-Capital Region of April 10, 2008 relating to the conditions applicable to the sites of removal and encapsulation of asbestos.

In the case of renovation or demolition work, an asbestos inventory must be drawn up so that the person carrying out the work is aware of the presence of asbestos. In some specific cases, the asbestos must be completely removed before the work can begin.

In its dangerous form, asbestos is perceived as a defect in a building that can be considered a hidden defect that can have consequences when selling a property.
For a defect to be considered hidden, there must be asbestos present in its friable form and therefore considered dangerous.

For any question related to asbestos legislation, the experts at XLG will be sure to answer you. Contact us to learn more.