Subsection 7: Maintenance of fireplaces and combustion heating, cooking and hot water appliances and sweeping of flues

The necessary devices to allow access to all parts of the flue and ventilation ducts must be installed and maintained in good working order to allow maintenance and sweeping operations.

In the case of individual fireplaces and appliances, maintenance and sweeping are carried out at the occupant’s initiative, unless otherwise stipulated in the lease. In the case of collective fireplaces and appliances, maintenance and chimney sweeping are carried out at the initiative of the owner, the co-owners’ association or, if an agreement so provides, the building operator. Occupants must be given sufficient notice of the visit of the professionals responsible…

Chimney sweeping and maintenance are carried out by a professionally qualified person in accordance with the provisions of article L. 121-1 du code de l’artisanat.

A certificate is issued within fifteen working days of completion of each chimney sweeping or maintenance operation. The chimney sweeping certificate specifies the flue(s) swept and certifies that the entire length of the flue is empty. The certificate is given to the contractor mentioned in article R. 1331-21, who keeps it and makes it available to the agents mentioned in article L. 1312-1 of this code and to the Article…