, providing more time for the travel industry to understand how to comply with new reporting requirements for foreign nationals assigned to work in Belgium. Effective 1 April, companies must declare in advance when sending employees to Belgium for business visits of more than five days in a given month. Designed to reduce illegal employment in Belgium, the Limosa program (
www.limosa.be) requires travelers to carry the declaration during their visits and levies fines of $8,000 for infractions. ACTE said it also wants assurances of data privacy--given that travelers' social security numbers are one required element--and asked Belgian government officials to explain the new law during a webcast.