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Article R1112-76-1 of the French Public Health Code

Health establishments shall keep a register containing information enabling the bodies of deceased persons and children who may be declared lifeless at the civil registry to be tracked, from the time the death of the persons or the date of delivery of children who may be declared lifeless at the civil registry is recorded until the bodies are removed from the establishment. An order issued by the Minister for Health and the Minister for Culture and Communication sets out the information that must be included in this register, in particular how it is to be updated, the information it contains and how long it is to be kept.

The legal representative of the establishment appoints a person responsible for applying the provisions of this section.

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Article R1112-76-1

Les établissements de santé tiennent un registre mentionnant les informations permettant le suivi du corps des personnes décédées et des enfants pouvant être déclarés sans vie à l’état civil, depuis le constat du décès des personnes ou de la date de l’accouchement des enfants pouvant être déclarés sans vie à l’état civil et jusqu’au départ des corps de l’établissement. Un arrêté du ministre chargé de la santé et du ministre de la culture et de la communication fixe les informations qui figurent obligatoirement dans ce registre, et notamment les modalités de son actualisation, les informations qu’il contient et leur durée de conservation.

Le représentant légal de l’établissement désigne une personne responsable de l’application des dispositions de la présente section.

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