Qualifications / Certifications

[Beeky]

Hi All

Could anyone tell me if I can legaly work on properties in France ( ie Plumbing / Electical ) without any certification etc. What are the French laws like in this area.

Any help would be much appreciated.

[Nick Trollope]

[quote user="Beeky"]Hi All Could anyone tell me if I can legaly work on properties in France ( ie Plumbing / Electical ) without any certification etc. What are the French laws like in this area. Any help would be much appreciated.[/quote]

Building trades in France are heavily regulated. You can work without qualifications (although no employer will give you a salaried job), but you can't work (as a self-employed person) without registration. In some fields qualifications may be necessary for registration - although experience often counts for more.

Bags of info on registration on this forum - do a search.

BTW, as there are no "building regs" in France, you can do more or less what you want to your own home.

 

Other forums are available - your experiences may vary. The value of your investments may fall. You may not get back all the money you pay in. E&OE, etc etc...

[Val_2]

You would also be obliged to provide Public and 10 year guarantees on your work and if you are not french registered then you cannot get this insurance. If there was a claim against you and you were not legal,then you stand to lose everything and even have a spell in jail.

[Beeky]

Thanks for all your help folks - I am intending to be self-employed so I guess I need to research the area of Registration. Thanks again.