When death has occurred on the public highway or in a place open to the public, admission of the body to a funeral home is requested by the police or gendarmerie authorities.
A doctor is assigned to ascertain beforehand the reality and cause of death.
In the cases provided for in article 81 of the Civil Code and in article 74 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, the admission of a body to a funeral home is authorised by the public prosecutor.