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The VGC was established by the special (constitutional) law of 12 January 1989 . The VGC has competencies for cultural, educational, well-being and health for Fleming s in Brussels. It reaches and estimated 200.000 inhabitants of Brussels with its services, mostly Dutch-speakers, but also important number of Migrant s. However, several of these competencies are rather limited in practice, e.g. it has not the slightest authority for hospitals. Strictly legally speaking, the VGC is only competent for institutions depending from the Flemish government, and not for individual persons. This was a consequence of the fact that no formal Flemish citizenship was established. The VGC is the successor from the ''Nederlandse Commissie voor de Cultuur van de Brusselse agglomeratie (NCC)'' (in Dutch), established in 1971 . The VGC also assumed all Flemish community-specific responsibilities in Brussels from the former province Brabant when it was split up. SEE ALSO
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