Paragraph 3: Common provisions

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…

After any accident or disaster, in particular a chimney fire, or after any work has been carried out, the use of the flues and appliances connected to them is prohibited until they have been repaired or replaced. The customer mentioned in article R. 1331-21 shall have them examined by an installer, or any other person qualified in accordance with article R. 1331-22, who shall draw up a certificate. If they…

This article applies to the maintenance of closed fireplaces, heating appliances and cooking appliances, with the exception of solid fuel boilers, as well as to the sweeping of flues of open and closed fireplaces, heating appliances and cooking appliances, with the exception of solid fuel boilers. During the operations mentioned in the first paragraph, the professionals responsible for these operations provide the non-professional users concerned with advice on possible improvements…

The technical specifications and procedures for maintenance and sweeping, particularly with regard to the maintenance of closed fireplaces, heating appliances and solid fuel cooking appliances, the content and conditions for issuing the certificate referred to in article R. 1331-23, and the advice referred to in article R. 1331-25 are, where necessary, specified by order of the ministers responsible for the environment, construction, energy and health.