An authorized district chimney sweep is a person who has been appointed by the competent authority for a district. In accordance with the Chimney Sweep Crafts Act, vacant or vacant districts are filled by means of a tendering procedure. The selection procedure and the appointment of the authorized district chimney sweep is based on the Chimney Sweep Crafts Act (SchfHwG). Accordingly, the relevant competent authority must publicly advertise vacant districts and select applicants according to their suitability, qualifications and professional performance. The appointment is limited to seven years.
The advertised districts are published on the website of the respective district or independent city or here:
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Publisher
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Contact
The government service telephone number 115 – your point of contact for questions related to the federal, state and local.
Monday through Friday from 8:00 to 18:00 (and beyond these times in some regions).
Call 115 nowGovernment service telephone number calls are charged at local rates.
- Forms: Online form via chimney sweep application portal
- Online procedure possible: yes
- Written form required: no
- Personal appearance required: no
Preconditions
In order to be appointed as a district chimney sweep, you must meet the legal requirements for the independent practice of the chimney sweep trade and prove your suitability, qualification and professional performance on the basis of the application documents submitted.
- Fee
- 458.00 EUR
- Advance payment
- no
Basis for legal action
- Richtlinie über das Ausschreibungsverfahren und die Auswahl der Bewerber für die Tätigkeit als bevollmächtigter Bezirksschornsteinfeger (m/w/d) nach §§ 9 bis 10 Schornsteinfeger-Handwerksgesetz (SchfHwG)
- § 10 Schornsteinfeger-Handwerksgesetz (SchfHwG)
- § 9 Schornsteinfeger-Handwerksgesetz
- § 9a Schornsteinfeger-Handwerksgesetz
- § 9b Schornsteinfeger-Handwerksgesetz
- Chimney Sweep Crafts Act (SchfHwG)
Legal Remedies
- administrative action
- Opposition
Procedure
- Once you have submitted the application and all documents are complete, the competent authority will check whether you meet all the requirements.
- If you meet all the requirements, the competent authority will rank the applicants and make a selection between them.
- The appointment is then made ex officio and must be made public.
- The Federal Office of Economics and Export Control is then notified for entry in the chimney sweep register.
Further information can be found on the website of the Ministry of Economics, Labor and Health of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern: