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DPA-JustRestart

The central register for collective debt settlement. Since November 2023 every petition, claim, ruling and settlement plan in a collective debt settlement lives in one digital file, shared by creditors, debtors, debt mediators, registrars and magistrates.

One file, every document

All data and documents of a collective debt settlement procedure, centralised in a single register.

File and follow online

Petitions, claims and positions on the settlement plan are submitted and tracked digitally. No more paper trails.

Rulings at your fingertips

Consult orders, judgments and rulings of the labour courts and labour courts of appeal as soon as they are available.

Direct communication

Exchange with the registry and the debt mediator inside the file, with every step visible to those entitled to see it.

What is JustRestart?

JustRestart entered into force on 2 November 2023 as the new digital platform for handling collective debt settlement cases. This central register contains all data and documents relating to a collective debt settlement procedure and is made up of two parts: a public part where creditors, debtors and third parties file a petition or a claim and consult the file, and a private part where magistrates, registrars and debt mediators manage the file.

Belgian legal entities and professional third parties are required to use the register. Foreign legal entities and natural persons are not obliged to, but are strongly advised to do so.

Two sides

Public and private: who works where

JustRestart Public

Where creditors, debtors and third parties file a petition or a claim and consult the file. As a citizen or creditor you use the register, in some cases mandatorily, to:

  • file a petition for collective debt settlement;
  • consult the orders, judgments and rulings of the labour courts and labour courts of appeal;
  • accept the invitation to take note of the file;
  • file a claim;
  • consult the draft amicable settlement plan (MAR) and state your position on it as a creditor;
  • file additional petitions;
  • communicate with the registry and the debt mediator.
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JustRestart Private

Where magistrates, registrars and debt mediators manage the file. Manuals, e-learning modules and recorded clinics are available for registries, magistrates, debt mediators and the social sector, and the on-demand training “JustRestart: debt mediators” can be followed via the training institute.

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Getting started

Getting started in JustRestart

1. Log in securely

Lawyers, creditors and debtors log in on JustRestart Public with eID or itsme®. Magistrates, registrars and debt mediators work in JustRestart Private.

2. Activate your lawyer signature

Lawyers sign documents in JustRestart with the electronic lawyer signature via itsme®. Activate it once at handtekening.dp-a.be.

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3. File, follow, communicate

File a petition or claim, take note of the file, state your position on the settlement plan and communicate with the registry and the debt mediator.

Frequently asked questions

Who is obliged to use JustRestart?

Belgian legal entities and professional third parties must use the register. Foreign legal entities and natural persons are not obliged to, but are strongly advised to.

What is the difference between JustRestart Public and Private?

The public part is for creditors, debtors and third parties to file, consult and communicate. The private part is where magistrates, registrars and debt mediators manage the file.

How do I sign in JustRestart as a lawyer?

With the electronic lawyer signature via itsme®, after a one-time activation at handtekening.dp-a.be. Other users sign with eID or itsme®.

Where do I find the privacy policy?

At justrestart.just.fgov.be/Home/Privacy.

Your contact at DPA

Yves Dewallef

Product Manager JustRestart & RegSol

Yves and his team develop JustRestart together with the courts, debt mediators and the bars, and follow up every question and suggestion from the field.

Give every file a fresh start

Open JustRestart, sign with your electronic lawyer signature and keep every collective debt settlement moving, digitally.

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