Proposition de loi modifiant la loi du 13 juin 2005 relative aux communications électroniques et le Code de droit économique pour que les appels publicitaires ne soient autorisés qu'après un consentement explicite.

This is a Belgian private member's bill, submitted to the Chamber of Representatives, that would amend the 2005 law on electronic communications and the Economic Code. Its aim is to allow advertising phone calls only when the consumer has given explicit prior consent. It addresses unsolicited marketing calls, a long-standing consumer complaint. Based on the title and metadata only; the full legislative text was not reviewed. Consumers in Belgium would be protected from cold-calling by businesses unless they had clearly agreed to be contacted. Companies and call centres that run telephone marketing would need to obtain and document that consent before calling. The exact obligations and penalties depend on the text of the bill.