Article L2223-42-1 of the French General Code of Local Authorities
At the request of the person entitled to provide for the funeral and when the body of the deceased has been placed, in order to ensure its transport, in a coffin made of a material presenting an obstacle to cremation, an authorisation to transfer the body to a suitable coffin may be issued by the mayor. This authorisation may only be issued with a view to cremation of the body,…