Subsection 1: Funeral services

The authorisation provided for in articles L. 2223-23, L. 2223-41 and L. 2223-43 is issued by the prefect in the department where the régie, company or association has its registered office. It is issued, for each of their establishments, by the prefect in the department where they are located. In Paris, authorisation is issued by the Prefect of Police. The latter also issues authorisation to foreign nationals who have no…

The application for authorisation shall include: 1° A statement indicating the name of the management authority, company, association or establishment, its legal form, its activity, its registered office and the marital status, place of residence and position of the legal representative and the person in charge of the establishment and, the unique identification number and the internal classification number, or where the applicant requests the application of article L. 2223-47,…

The agency, company, association or establishment applying for authorisation to provide the service of transporting a body before committal or transporting a body after committal, as referred to in article L. 2223-19, must produce proof that the vehicle or vehicles used to carry out any of these services comply with the requirements laid down in paragraph 2 of sub-section 4 of this section.

The agency, company, association or establishment applying for authorisation to manage and use a funeral home, referred to in article L. 2223-19, must produce proof that the funeral home complies with the requirements laid down by the articles R. 2223-74 to D. 2223-87.

The agency, company, association or establishment applying for authorisation to provide the conservation care referred to in article L. 2223-19, must produce proof that the staff carrying out this care hold the national thanatopractor’s diploma provided for in Article L. 2223-45 or meets the conditions set out in the articles L. 2223-47 à L. 2223-51.

A public body or delegate applying for authorisation to manage a crematorium, as referred to in article L. 2223-41, must produce the certificate of compliance of the crematorium with the requirements mentioned in article D. 2223-99.

When the conditions laid down for obtaining authorisation are met by the management company, enterprise, association or establishment, authorisation is granted for a period of five years. However, when the public service authority, company, association or establishment requests the addition of an additional service referred to in article L. 2223-19 or the management of a crematorium in accordance with article L. 2223-41, the corresponding authorisation is granted for the remaining…

Any change in the information provided for in article R. 2223-57 must be declared within two months to the prefect who issued the authorisation.

The decision to suspend or withdraw authorisation, provided for by article L. 2223-25, may be taken for a single activity.