At the end of the period mentioned in the second paragraph of article L. 2223-18-1, if the urn is not claimed and after formal notice by registered letter from the person who provided for the funeral or, failing this, from the next of kin of the deceased, the ashes are scattered in the space set aside for this purpose in the cemetery of the municipality of the place of death or in the cinerary site nearest to the place where the urn was deposited, after a period of thirty working days following the return of the acknowledgement of receipt of the registered letter or, where applicable, the letter not delivered.
The stages of the procedure provided for in the first paragraph are recorded in a register kept, as appropriate, by the manager of the crematorium that carried out the cremation or by the person in charge of the place of worship.