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Article L2223-18-4 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

The act of creating, owning, using or managing, whether in return for payment or free of charge, any collective site, outside a public cemetery or an authorised deposit or burial site, intended for the temporary or permanent deposit of urns or the scattering of ashes, in breach of this code, is punishable by a fine of €15,000 per offence. These provisions do not apply to cinerary sites created before 31 July 2005.

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Article L2223-18-4
Le fait de créer, de posséder, d’utiliser ou de gérer, à titre onéreux ou gratuit, tout lieu collectif, en dehors d’un cimetière public ou d’un lieu de dépôt ou de sépulture autorisé, destiné au dépôt temporaire ou définitif des urnes ou à la dispersion des cendres, en violation du présent code est puni d’une amende de 15 000 € par infraction. Ces dispositions ne sont pas applicables aux sites cinéraires créés avant le 31 juillet 2005.

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