The placement in a grave, the sealing on a funerary monument, the deposit in a columbarium cell of an urn and the scattering of ashes, in a cemetery or cinerary site subject to concessions, are subject to authorisation from the mayor of the municipality where the operation takes place.
When the burial of the urn in a private property is terminated, the person who has custody of it must comply with the provisions of Article L. 2223-18-2.
Any request for exhumation must be made by the next of kin of the deceased. The latter must provide proof of his or her civil status, domicile and the capacity in which he or she is making the request. Authorisation to exhume a body is issued by the mayor of the commune where the exhumation is to take place. The exhumation is carried out in the presence of a relative…
The exhumation of the body of a person suffering, at the time of death, from one of the transmissible infections listed in a and b of article R. 2213-2-1, may only be authorised after the expiry of a period of one year from the date of death. However, the provisions of the previous paragraph do not apply in the case of temporary deposit in a religious building, in a depository…
Exhumations are carried out either outside cemetery opening hours to the public, or during these opening hours, in a part of the cemetery closed to the public. When the body is to be reburied in the same cemetery, reburial takes place without delay. When the body is to be reburied in another cemetery in the same municipality or in another municipality, translation and reburial take place without delay. When the…
Where, in exceptional circumstances, certain provisions of this sub-section encounter difficulties in application, the Minister for the Interior and the Minister for Health shall provide for them by means of temporary measures taken after obtaining the opinion of the Haut Conseil de la santé publique. .
In order to ensure the enforcement of police measures prescribed by laws and regulations, in particular public health measures, the officials mentioned in article L. 2213-14 assist with the operations following the death listed in article R. 2213-45. Under the authority of the prefect in communes located in a State police zone and of the mayor in other communes, they may attend, as necessary, any of the operations mentioned in…
The officials mentioned in article L. 2213-14 check by any means the identity of the deceased, attend the closing of the coffin and affix two wax seals to it, bearing the seal of the competent administrative authority: 1° When the body is to be cremated; 2° In the event of the body being transported outside the commune of death or of deposit, when no member of the family is present.
Where, in exceptional circumstances, certain provisions of this sub-section encounter difficulties in application, the Minister for the Interior and the Minister for Health shall provide for them by means of temporary measures taken after obtaining the opinion of the Haut Conseil de la santé publique. .
The intervention of the officials mentioned in article L. 2213-14 gives rise to the payment of a sessional fee for each of the operations provided for below: 1° The closing of the coffin and the affixing of seals, in the event of the body being transported outside the commune of death or deposit and when no member of the family is present; 2° The closing of the coffin and the…
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