Belgian Penal Code, Article 409 (Specific criminal provisions on FGM)
Performance, participation, facilitation, and attempt to perform FGM
Criminal Law
Applicability of the principle of extraterritoriality
Yes (Article 10ter, Code of Criminal Procedure); Conditions: the victim is a minor and the offender must be found on the territory
Types of FGM addressed
Clitoridectomy; excision, infibulation, all other forms except piercings and tattoos or transsexual operations (re-infibulation is not specifically stipulated as illegal)
Number of court cases
Number of FGM cases registered with judicial authorities
Availability of information collecting system or reports
Not specified, but police and public organisations defending the rights of minors collect this information
Source
Leye, Els; Sabbe, Alexia (Responding to female genital mutilation in Belgium: Striking the right balance between prosecution and prevention), http://www.icrh.org/files/ICRH_rapport%202009_def%20-%20high%20resolutio... Website Intact http://www.intact-association.org/images/stories/documents/secret/nl/wet....
Additional information
Date of entering into force
27/03/2001