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Article R1232-4 of the French Public Health Code

The doctor or doctors who sign the death certificate keep a copy. One copy is given to the director of the health establishment in which the death certificate was drawn up. The original is kept in the deceased’s medical file.

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Article R1232-4

Le ou les médecins signataires du procès-verbal du constat de la mort en conservent un exemplaire. Un exemplaire est remis au directeur de l’établissement de santé dans lequel le constat de la mort a été établi. L’original est conservé dans le dossier médical de la personne décédée.

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