Preamble
In the name of the Belgian people, the National Congress decrees:
TITLE I. Territory and its Divisions
Article 1
Belgium is divided into provinces. These provinces are: Antwerp, Brabant, East Flanders, West Flanders, Hainaut, Liege, Limbourg, Luxembourg, Namur, except the relations of Luxembourg with the German Confederation.
The territory may be divided by law into a greater number of provinces.
Article 2
Subdivisions of the provinces can be established only by law.
Article 3
The boundaries of the State, of the provinces and of the communes can only be changed or rectified by law.