When the cremation is carried out in a commune other than that in which the coffin was closed, a copy of the declaration of transport is immediately sent, by any means, to the mayor of the commune of the place of cremation.
Cremation of the remains of exhumed bodies is authorised, at the request of the next of kin, by the mayor of the commune of the place of exhumation.
At the end of the period mentioned in the second paragraph of article L. 2223-18-1, if the urn is not claimed and after formal notice by registered letter from the person who provided for the funeral or, failing this, from the next of kin of the deceased, the ashes are scattered in the space set aside for this purpose in the cemetery of the municipality of the place of death…
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. .
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