Coronavirus: the list of severely affected sectors has been published

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Author: Els Poelman (Legal Expert)

Date: Mon, 21/09/2020

Severely affected sectors may continue to apply the flexible corona unemployment until 31 December. The list of these sectors has finally been published in the Belgian Official Gazette, with some last-minute adjustments.

The list of ‘severely affected’ sectors

Below is the list that was published in the Belgian Official Gazette.

We note some adjustments to the list previously published by the ONEm/RVA:

J.C. 100: extended with tour operators

J.C. 200: extended with tour operators and road and rail passenger transport

JC no.	Competence JC	Severely affected sectors = limited to the following activities
100	auxiliary JC for manual workers	activities related to the organisation of events and fairs travel agencies and tour operators
109	clothing and tailoring business	rental and installation of tents
111	metal, mechanical and electrical construction	aeronautical activities maintenance and repair of aircraft used for the carriage of passengers construction and assembly in function of stage building
126	furniture and woodworking industry	rental and installation of equipment for fairs, exhibitions and festivities building, rental and installation of stands, decors, grandstands rental of spaces for exhibitions, fairs, festivities, the display of merchandise, permanent or otherwise, events of any kind setting up of stands, exhibitions, fairs
139	inland navigation	pleasure craft for tourist purposes
140.01	buses and coaches	touring coaches
140.02	taxis	all activities
140.04	ground handling in airports	activities relating to the carriage of persons by air
149.01	electricity - installation and distribution	installation of sound and image installations as part of the organisation of events
200	auxiliary JC non-manual workers	activities related to the organisation of events and fairs travel agencies and tour operators road and rail passenger transport
209	non-manual workers metal industry	aeronautical activities maintenance and repair of aircraft used for the carriage of passengers
215	non-manual workers clothing and tailoring business	rental and installation of tents
226	non-manual workers international trade, transport and logistics	activities relating to the carriage of persons by air
227	audio-visual sector	all activities
302	hotels	all activities
303.03	operation of cinema halls	all activities
304	entertainment industry	all activities
314	hairdressing and beauty care	operation of jacuzzis, steam rooms and hammams
315	commercial aviation	activities relating to the carriage of persons by air
329	socio-cultural sector	all activities
333	tourist attractions	all activities

Continued application of flexible corona unemployment

Severely affected sectors/activities on the list may continue to apply the flexible corona unemployment until 31 December 2020. You can read the conditions in our Infoflash of 8 September 2020

Source: Ministerial Decree of 10 September 2020 implementing article 15 of the Royal Decree of 15 July 2020 extending the measures taken in the field of unemployment within the framework of the fight against the spread of the coronavirus COVID-19 (I), Belgian Official Gazette of 17 September 2020

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