TITLE II: MUNICIPAL SERVICES

Regies, companies, associations and their establishments must send the prefect to whom they are applying for the authorisation provided for in Article L. 2223-23: -for each of their agents referred to in article D. 2223-35, a copy of the professional training certificate; -for each of their directors, managers, funeral advisers and masters of ceremony, subject to Articles D. 2223-55-7 and D. 2223-55-13, any document attesting to the possession of the…

The managers and agents of the régies, companies, associations and their establishments authorised in accordance with Article L. 2223-23 must provide proof, as appropriate, of holding the diploma mentioned in article D. 2223-55-2 or of the professional training provided for in this subparagraph.

Vocational training is paid for financially by employers in accordance with the terms defined in Chapter I of Title III of Book III of Part Six of the Legislative Part of the Labour Code. When it concerns local authority civil servants, it is provided under the conditions set by the loi n° 84-594 du 12 juillet 1984 relative à la formation des agents de la fonction publique territoriale et complétant…

Agents who perform one of the funeral services listed in Article L. 2223-19 must provide proof of sixteen hours’ professional training. This training covers funeral legislation and regulations, health and safety, and the psychology and sociology of mourning.

Agents who coordinate the various ceremonies that take place from committal to burial or cremation of a deceased person must prove that they hold the diploma mentioned in article D. 2223-55-2, issued under the conditions defined in subparagraph 5 of this sub-section.

Agents who welcome and provide information to families must provide proof of forty hours’ professional training. This training covers funeral legislation and regulations as well as health and safety (sixteen hours); the psychology and sociology of bereavement (eight hours); funeral protocol, the practices and symbolism of the various funeral rites including cremation (sixteen hours).

Agents who determine directly with the family the organisation and conditions of the funeral service must prove that they hold the diploma mentioned in article D. 2223-55-2, issued under the conditions defined in subparagraph 5 of this subsection.

Agents in charge of an agency, establishment, branch or office where families who come to conclude a contract relating to funeral services are received, as well as the managers of a funeral home or crematorium, must prove that they hold the diploma mentioned in Article D. 2223-55-2, issued under the conditions defined in subparagraph 5 of this subsection.

Persons who manage authorised agencies, companies or associations must prove that they hold the diploma referred to in Article D. 2223-55-2, issued under the conditions defined in subparagraph 5 of this subsection.

The vocational training provided for in Article R. 2223-42 is provided by the employer under the conditions set out in articles D. 6321-1 and D. 6321-3 of the Labour Code. When it is aimed at local authority civil servants, it is organised under the conditions provided for in article 23 of law no. 84-594 of 12 July 1984 relating to the training of local authority civil servants and supplementing law…