Declaration contained in a letter from the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belgium, dated September 4, 2003:
"In accordance with Article 28, paragraph 2, of the Convention, the Kingdom of Belgium declares that the French Community, the Flemish Community and the German-speaking Community as well as the Walloon Region, the Flemish Region and the Brussels-Capital Region may invoke the provisions of the European Convention on State Immunity applicable to Contracting States, and have the same obligations."
Declaration made upon ratification:
"With reference to Article 24, the Belgian Government declares that, in cases not falling within Articles 1 to 13, its courts shall be entitled to entertain proceedings against another Contracting State to the extent that its courts are entitled to entertain proceedings against States not Party to the present Convention. Such a declaration shall be without prejudice to the immunity from jurisdiction which foreign States enjoy in respect of acts performed in the exercise of sovereign authority (acta jure imperii)."
Declaration made upon ratification:
"In accordance with Article 21, the Belgian Government designates the "Tribunal de première instance" for determining the question whether the Belgian State should give effect to a foreign judgment."