The aptitude test

If you attended a training course in another Member State of the European Union with subject areas substantially different from those of Belgian law school, you must pass the aptitude test. This is organised by the Order of Flemish Bars.

What does this proficiency test consist of?

The aptitude test consists of:

a written exam: civil law, including civil procedure, criminal law, including criminal procedure and one optional subject (public law, administrative law, tax law, commercial law or social law)
an oral examination: theory of duties and the subjects you did not pass in the written examination part.

The Order of Flemish Bars organises this aptitude test in Dutch, L'ordre des barreaux francophones et germanophone organises it in French and German. You can find more information at www.avocats.be

The registration fee for the aptitude test is EUR 750*

* The registration fee is linked to the consumer price index. The initial index figure is that of April 2026 (base year 2013). The indexed amount remains unchanged until and including the month in which a new index figure is reached that differs by at least 10 points, upward or downward, from the index figure used for the most recent adjustment.

On the first day of the month following the month in which such a new index figure, as referred to in the preceding paragraph, is reached, the amount shall be adjusted in accordance with the following formula: the new indexed amount equals the amount referred to in the first paragraph multiplied by the new index figure and divided by the initial index figure. The resulting amount shall be rounded to the nearest euro.

Registration form for the proficiency test in Dutch