Flemish Heraldic Council
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The Flemish Heraldic Council (Dutch: Vlaamse Heraldische Raad, French: Conseil héraldique flamand) advises the Flemish Government on all matters relating to heraldry. The Council was created on 11 April 1984, as the successor to the Subcommittee for Heraldry or Subcommissie Heraldiek, established in 1978. Its prime task was to supervise the granting of a coat of arms and a flag to all municipalities of the Flemish Region. Following the reorganization of the Belgian provinces, the council's field of action was extended to provincial arms and flags in 1994. Since 2000, the Council has likewise advised the Flemish Government on grants of arms to Flemish individuals and corporations. In the meantime, more than 200 such grants have received official sanction. Grants of arms by the Flemish Government are published in the Belgian official journal.
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Predecessor | Genealogical and Heraldic Office of Belgium |
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Formation | 11 April 1984 |
Purpose | Supervising the granting and recording of heraldry |
Region served | Flemish Community of Belgium |
Official language | Dutch |
Key people | Luc Duerloo (President) |
Website | / SARO Vlaanderen |
The Council of Heraldry and Vexillology serves a similar purpose in the French Community.