The Regulation of Architects in Belgium and the Netherlands

Full Citation Volume 89 Ius Commune Europaeum Series:

S.L.T. Schoenmaekers, The Regulation of Architects in Belgium and the Netherlands (2010, Intersentia, Antwerp - Oxford - Portland, ISBN 978-94-000-0125-1, xxi + 541 p.)

Cover Note:

This book discusses and compares the regulation of architects in Belgium and the Netherlands. It analyzes who is allowed to use the title and to practise the profession of architect in both countries. Since the European Union has created rules on whether architects are allowed to use their title and to practise their profession in other Member States, this book also discusses EU legislation and case law on the free movement of architects in and to the European Union. The contractual liability of architects working in Belgium, including the legal liability period of ten years for serious defects, which starts to run after acceptance of the works, is assessed and compared with the liability of architects in the Netherlands, which is often determined and limited by standard terms. The book also contains an economic analysis of the regulation of architects in both states. In this regard it is discussed to what extent the Belgian and Dutch regulations are necessary and proportional to achieve the goals set. It will be demonstrated that the intensity of public regulation is not necessarily related to the intensity of the contractual obligations and responsibilities of architects. Finally, this book aims to determine whether the Dutch or the Belgian combination of regulations and contract law provisions is most cost-efficient from an economic point of view.

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