Intervene on a registered building
Buildings which, without justifying an application for immediate classification as historical monuments, are of sufficient art or historical interest to render their preservation desirable, may be listed as historical monuments.
Buildings listed as historic monuments, because of their historical, artistic or architectural interest, are subject to special provisions for their conservation so that all maintenance work, The European Parliament, the Council and the European Parliament have been working together to ensure that the European Parliament, the Council and the European Parliament are fully involved in the process.
Book VI of the French Heritage Code specifies the conditions under which these operations are carried out.
The owner is responsible for the conservation of the listed historical monument (L. 621-29-1). He is the contracting authority (L. 621-29-2).
Pursuant to Article L. 621-27 of the heritage code, the building inscribed under the title of historical monuments cannot be the subject of any modification without the prefect of the region having been informed four months before (R. 621-60).
Where the planned work is subject to a permit (to build, demolish or develop) or to a prior declaration under the Urban Planning Code, the issuing of the permit or not-opposition to the preliminary declaration will not be possible without the agreement of the prefect of region.
The authorized works are carried out under the scientific and technical control of the State departments in charge of the historical monuments which are carried out throughout the works until their completion (R. 621-65).
The project management of these works must be entrusted to an architect as long as they are subject to building permits under the urban planning code. No specific architect qualification requirements are required.
When a building poses a risk to the safety or health of persons, the competent authority (Mayor or President of EPCI (Public institution for communal cooperation) for the safety or prefect for the health of persons) may order the necessary measures to remedy this situation (article L. 511-11 the building and housing code and L. 511-19 the same code for the emergency procedure).
Before ordering the repair or demolition of an immovable registered under the title of unsanitary historical monuments or which has a defect of solidity, the competent authority shall seek the opinion of the architect of the buildings of France.
It shall inform it as part of the emergency procedure.
In the case of total or partial demolition, architectural or decorative elements which are likely to be reused for the restoration or reconstruction of the building or which are of historical or artistic interest shall be deposited in conservation, taking into account the indications of the architect of the Buildings of France (article R. 511-4 building and housing code).