Belgium: Circular banning use of DeepSeek AI system in all federal government services
Progress
Current status
in force
01 Dec 2025 in force
11 Sep 2025 adopted
Scope
Implementers
Belgium
Policy Area
Public procurement
Policy Instrument
Public procurement blacklisting
Regulated Economic Activity
ML and AI development
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
central government
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Minister for Government Modernisation’s circular banning use of DeepSeek AI system in all federal government services enters into force
On 1 December 2025, the Minister for Government Modernisation’s circular banning the DeepSeek AI system in all federal government services entered into force. Federal employees are prohibited from using DeepSeek applications, which had to be removed…
SourceEvent type
order
Action type
implementation
Government branch
executive
Government body
central government
Minister for Government Modernisation adopted banning use of DeepSeek AI system in all federal government services
On 11 September 2025, the Minister for Government Modernisation adopted a circular banning the use of the DeepSeek AI system in all federal government services. The circular stated that the ban was preventative, following similar restrictions in oth…
SourceEvent type
order
Action type
adoption
Government branch
executive
Government body
central government