French General Code of Local Authorities
In forceAdmission to the funeral home takes place within forty-eight hours of the death.
It takes place at the written request:
- either from any person who is entitled to provide for the funeral and provides proof of his or her civil status and domicile;
- or from the person in whose home the death occurred, provided that he or she certifies in writing that it has been impossible for him or her to contact or find one of the persons entitled to provide for the funeral;
- or from the director of the establishment, in the event of death in a public or private health establishment that does not fall into the category of those required to have a mortuary in accordance with l'article L. 2223-39, provided that he/she certifies in writing that it has been impossible to contact or find within ten hours of the death one of the persons entitled to provide for the funeral.
The application for admission to the funeral home is submitted after the death. It states the surname, first names, age and domicile of the deceased.
The body of a deceased person may only be admitted to a funeral home on production of an extract of the certificate provided for in Article L. 2223-42.
Where the funeral home in which the body is received is located within the territory of the municipality of the place of death, the extract from the aforementioned certificate is delivered to the person in charge of this funeral home.
In all other cases, the extract from the aforementioned certificate is delivered to the mayor of the municipality in which the funeral home in which the body is received is located and to the person in charge of the funeral home.
