The communes are responsible for a range of services in diverse areas from water, gas and electricity supplies to cable TV and even care for the deceased. To improve efficiency, they form inter-communal associations.
An inter-communal association is made up of two or more communes and possibly other public authorities or private partners, working on the territory of a few communes or the whole Region and beyond.
Inter-communal associations in the Brussels-Capital Region are active in the following sectors:
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Water
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Energy
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Education and training
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Hygiene
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Brulabo (FR/NL) (formerly Laboratoire Intercommunal Bruxellois de Chimie et de Bactériologie - LICB)
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Services for the deceased
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Telecoms and cable TV
The Brussels-Capital Region oversees the inter-communal associations (FR/NL) through Brussels Local Authorities, an administration of the Brussels Régional Public Service.
