Association without lucrative purpose
Vereniging zonder winstoogmerk or Association sans but lucratif or Vereinigung ohne Gewinnerzielungsabsicht is the legal term for a non-profit organization in Belgium; the French term also applies in Luxembourg and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. For international organisations, the equivalent is ivzw or aisbl. It is a formal designation under Belgian and Luxembourg law, and organisations are entered in a register and allocated numeric identifiers.
Internationale vereniging zonder winstoogmerk or Association internationale sans but lucratif or Internationale Vereinigung ohne Gewinnerzielungsabsicht is the legal term used in Belgium for an internationally acting non-profit organization based on Belgian law and located in Belgium.
