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Article 81 of the French Civil Code

When there are signs or indications of violent death, or other circumstances giving reason to suspect it, burial may only be carried out after a police officer, assisted by a doctor of medicine or surgery, has drawn up a report on the state of the corpse and the circumstances relating thereto, as well as any information he may have gathered on the first names, surname, age, occupation, place of birth and domicile of the deceased.

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Article 81

Lorsqu’il y aura des signes ou indices de mort violente, ou d’autres circonstances qui donneront lieu de le soupçonner, on ne pourra faire l’inhumation qu’après qu’un officier de police, assisté d’un docteur en médecine ou en chirurgie, aura dressé procès-verbal de l’état du cadavre et des circonstances y relatives, ainsi que des renseignements qu’il aura pu recueillir sur les prénoms, nom, âge, profession, lieu de naissance et domicile de la personne décédée.

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