Subsection 2: Regulation of the activities of operators involved in the external funeral service

Authorised companies or associations may not use in their signs, advertisements or printed matter any terms or references which tend to create confusion with the régies, the delegates of the communes or the municipal services. The delegates of the communes may, alone, use the words: “Délégataire officiel de la ville”. The régies communales may, alone, use the words: “Régisseur officiel de la ville”.

With the exception of funeral finance packages, offers of services made in anticipation of a funeral or during a period of two months from the date of death with a view to obtaining or having obtained, either directly or as an intermediary, the order for supplies or services related to a death are prohibited. Home visits are prohibited, as are all visits made for the same purpose on the public…

The funeral financing formulas expressly provide for the capital paid to the beneficiary to be used to cover the cost of the funeral of the subscriber or member.

No surcharge may be levied under any title or by any intermediary on cemetery concessions, municipal taxes and fees of any kind.

Any clause in a contract providing for funeral services in advance without the detailed and personalised content of these services being defined is deemed unwritten. Any contract providing for funeral services in advance shall specify the conditions for the allocation of technical and financial profits, in accordance with Article L. 132-5 of the Insurance Code. Each year, when it is positive, an amount is allocated to it corresponding to a…

A national file is created to centralise contracts providing for funeral services in advance taken out by individuals with the companies referred to in article L. 310-1 of the Insurance Code and the mutual insurers and unions mentioned in Article L. 111-1 of the Mutual Code. The terms and conditions for the application of this article, including the length of time the information recorded is kept, are determined by decree…