19 a) six consecutive years either in an independent capacity or as a person responsible for managing an undertaking; or b) three consecutive years either in an independent capacity or as a person responsible for managing an undertaking, where the beneficiary can prove that for the occupation in question he has received at least three years' previous training, attested by a certificate recognised by the State, or regarded by the competent professional body as fully satisfying its requirements; or c) three consecutive years in an independent capacity, where the beneficiary can prove that he has pursued the occupation in question for at least five years in a non-independent capacity; or d) five consecutive years in a managerial capacity, not less than three years of which were in technical posts with responsibility for one or more departments of the undertaking, where the beneficiary can prove that for the occupation in question he has received at least three years' previous training, attested by a certificate recognised by the State or regarded by the competent professional body as fully satisfying its requirements.
Βιοτέχνης προερχόμενος από άλλο κράτος μέλος της Ευρωπαϊκής Κοινότητας, ο οποίος επιθυμεί να ασκήσει στο Βέλγιο μη μισθωτή βιοτεχνική δραστηριότητα πρέπει, προκειμένου για τα υποκείμενα σε ρύθμιση επαγγέλματα, να ζητήσει άδεια άσκησης μη μισθωτής βιοτεχνικής δραστηριότητας.