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From: "Eduard Crombie" <>
Subject: RE: [BEL-R] certificates
Date: Tue, 1 Jul 2003 22:02:51 +0200
In-Reply-To: <NGEOJBDHGCOKPKLFHOAFMEJACEAA.hbh.wallonia@skynet.be>


> One grand principle: the "Loi Communale" states that any city council does
> what they want with their papers.
> So, if they want to present you with a free copy, it's up to them... but
> usually, they choose to make money with your request
>
[SNIP]
>
> hubert

Hi Hubert,

It's great to hear that certificate request policy of towns and cities is
sometimes moving towards "genealogist friendliness".
Now if they could only start with a government supported and funded scheme
to put all data which is legally accessible to anyone, on the internet. Just
like in the Netherlands, where searching the "Rijksarchiefdienst"
(http://www.genlias.nl, also available in English version) is a dream come
true. And for free.

Kr,
Eduard.

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