Paragraph 9: Exhumation (R).

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…