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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Operations following death (R)

Article R2213-31

…burial in the cemetery of a commune is authorised by the mayor of the commune of the place of burial. This authorisation may be sent by dematerialised means.Any cemetery assigned in whole or in part…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Operations following death (R)

Article R2213-5

Except in the case provided for in Article R. 2213-6, it is forbidden to cast a corpse:- before the expiry of a period of twenty-four hours from the declaration of death to the town hall;- and without…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Operations following death (R)

Article R2213-32

…artment where the property is located upon certification that the formalities prescribed by Article R. 2213-17 and by articles 78 et seq of the Civil Code have been completed and after the opinion of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Operations following death (R)

Article R2213-40

Any request for exhumation must be made by the next of kin of the deceased. The latter must provide proof of his or her civil status, domicile and the capacity in which he or she is making the request…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Operations following death (R)

Article R2213-41

…fering, at the time of death, from one of the transmissible infections listed in a and b of article R. 2213-2-1, may only be authorised after the expiry of a period of one year from the date of death.…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Operations following death (R)

Article R2213-33

…six-day time limit runs from the date on which the public prosecutor issues authorisation for burial. Exceptions to the time limits laid down in the second and third paragraphs may be granted in spec…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Operations following death (R)

Article R2213-42

…take place without delay. When the coffin is placed in a temporary vault, the provisions of article R. 2213-29. Exhumation workers wear a special suit, which is then disinfected, as are their shoes. T…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Operations following death (R)

Article R2213-6

When the casting of a corpse is necessary before the expiry of the twenty-four hour time limit, the prior declaration is subject to the possession of a certificate drawn up by a doctor, stating that s…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Funeral services

Article R2223-58

…nsporting a body before committal or transporting a body after committal, as referred to in article L. 2223-19, must produce proof that the vehicle or vehicles used to carry out any of these services…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Funeral services

Article R2223-62

…association or establishment requests the addition of an additional service referred to in article L. 2223-19 or the management of a crematorium in accordance with article L. 2223-41, the correspondi…

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