The competent authority shall specify in the invitation to tender which documents must be submitted. In particular, the competent authority may require the submission of the following documents

• Curriculum vitae in tabular form, containing precise details of previous professional training and professional career
• Proof that the requirements for entry in the chimney sweep trade register have been met
• Certificates with grades for the journeyman's examination and the master craftsman's examination or equivalent qualifications; in the case of a professional qualification acquired in another Member State of the European Union or a signatory state to the Agreement on the European Economic Area or Switzerland, the documents and certificates to be submitted in accordance with Section 6 of the EU/EEA Crafts Ordinance
• Proof of previous chimney sweep activities and professional training and further training measures

• Declaration of consent to obtain information from the central trade register
• a current declaration that you are medically fit to take over a district and carry out chimney sweeping work
• Declaration as to whether the applicant has been convicted by a criminal court within the last twelve months, whether criminal proceedings are pending or whether a pending investigation is known
• Declaration of consent to obtain a police clearance certificate
• Declaration as to whether the applicant
  • is or was the owner of a district,
  • to which supervisory authority the sweeping district belongs,
  • whether the appointment has been suspended or revoked in the last 3 years prior to publication of the advertisement or whether supervisory measures have been taken or initiated during this time in accordance with Section 21 (3) SchfHwG and
  • that an existing appointment will be relinquished in the event of a positive decision on this application

• a declaration of consent from current or former district holders that they may request the personnel file from the authority to which the applicant is or was appointed for inspection
• a written and signed declaration that no other application has been submitted to any other authority, and if so, to which other authority
• if several districts are being advertised or the status of an authorized district chimney sweep is being advertised: information on the ranking of preferred districts
• Proof of employment in a company individually certified in accordance with the "Fachbetrieb des Schornsteinfegerhandwerks" seal of approval or comparable; if applicable, subdivided according to employment in your own company and employment in a third-party company. The 3 years prior to publication of the advertisement are decisive, whereby only full years as a self-employed person or full months as an employee are taken into account. Unemployment periods of up to 2 months are fully recognized for employees
• Proof of additional qualifications, e.g. business administrator in the skilled trades, certified business administrator according to HwO, building energy consultant, fire protection technician, completed professional university degree (e.g.: supply engineering; environmental engineering, technical building equipment), training authorization in the chimney sweep trade
• Professional training in the last 7 calendar years prior to publication of the call for applications and in the year of the call for applications

In the state of Saxony-Anhalt, copies of the following documents must be submitted:

1. a written application containing the surname, first names, address, telephone number and electronic contact details of the applicant and signed,

2. a curriculum vitae in tabular form containing precise and complete details of the applicant's previous professional training, professional career and all qualifications suitable for the position of authorized district chimney sweep, stating the start and end dates of the respective activities; proof of qualifications and degrees must be provided,

3. proof that the requirements for entry in the Register of Craftsmen have been met,

4. the certificates of the journeyman's examination and the master craftsman's examination or equivalent qualifications; in the case of a professional qualification acquired in another Member State of the European Union or a signatory state to the Agreement on the European Economic Area or Switzerland, the documents and certificates that must be submitted in accordance with the EU/EEA Crafts Regulation.

5. evidence of previous chimney sweep activities as well as product-neutral professional training and further training measures, the duration of which must be proven to be at least six hours,

6. information and proof of periods of absence (illness, leave of absence, parental leave, etc.) during the last seven years of professional activity, provided that the actual chimney sweep activity after the journeyman's examination was interrupted by at least 15% in total during these years,

7. for applicants who have acquired their professional qualification in another Member State of the European Union or a contracting state of the Agreement on the European Economic Area or Switzerland, a certificate from the competent authority of the state of origin that the exercise of the trade has not been prohibited due to unreliability; if such a certificate is not issued in the state of origin, the applicant may replace it by submitting a certificate stating that an affidavit or solemn declaration has been made to the competent authority of the state of origin,

8. a signed self-declaration stating whether any criminal convictions have been handed down against the bidder within the twelve months prior to publication of the invitation to tender, whether any court criminal proceedings are pending or whether any pending investigation proceedings have become known, whereby an incomplete declaration shall also be deemed to be an incorrect declaration,

9. a signed self-declaration that the applicant is in good health to perform the duties of an authorized district chimney sweep,

10. a signed self-declaration by the applicant, who has acquired his/her professional qualification in another member state of the European Union or a contracting state of the Agreement on the European Economic Area or Switzerland, that he/she has the necessary knowledge of the German language to carry out the advertised activity,

11. a signed self-declaration that the applicant is in good financial standing, in particular that there are no liabilities to public institutions,

12. a signed self-declaration that, in the event of a successful application, an application will be made to revoke an existing appointment for the previous district with effect from the date of appointment,

13. a signed declaration of consent in the event of an invitation to tender in accordance with § 9 sentence 2 no. 2 of the Chimney Sweep Crafts Act that the refusal of an appointment to the assigned district by the applicant will generally result in exclusion from the application procedure,

14. a declaration of consent to the involvement of expert third parties in the assessment of the application,

15. in cases in which the applicant already administers or has administered a district outside the state of Saxony-Anhalt, the name, address, telecommunications number and e-mail address of the supervisory authority responsible for this district as well as the applicant's declaration of consent to request the personnel file from this supervisory authority,

16. proof of application for a certificate of good conduct pursuant to Section 30 (5) BZRG, proof of application for an extract from the central trade register pursuant to Section 150 (5) GewO and a certificate in tax matters pursuant to Section 85 AO.

The application documents according to no. 7 to 16 must not be older than three months when they are submitted. The application documents in a foreign language must be accompanied by a certified German translation. The applicant may apply for several advertised sweeping districts. However, the applicant must indicate the order of preference of the districts to which his/her application relates. If the status is advertised in accordance with Section 9 Sentence 2 No. 2 SchfHwG with the simultaneous designation of several districts, the applicant must state the ranking order with regard to all districts listed there.

In the event of missing or outdated application documents or application documents not submitted on time or missing certified German translations, the applicant must be excluded from the selection procedure. The application documents will be returned with the corresponding note.

Anyone who fraudulently misleads by providing incorrect information or submitting incorrect documents shall be excluded from the selection procedure. It is not permitted to refer to application documents that were sent in for a previous application.