Section 3: Funeral operations

Funeral chambers whose application for planning permission is submitted after 31 July 1999 are immediately subject to the provisions of articles D. 2223-80 to D. 2223-84 and of article D. 2223-86. Funeral chambers built before this date are required to comply with the provisions of the aforementioned articles, with the exception of those of the second and third paragraphs of article D. 2223-80, by 30 June 2000 at the latest.

Funeral chambers meeting either French standards or the standards or technical specifications laid down in the regulations of a Member State of the European Union or of a State party to the Agreement establishing the European Economic Area ensuring a recognised equivalent level of protection are presumed to meet the requirements of articles D. 2223-80 à D. 2223-85. The references of these standards and regulations are published in the Journal…

When the creation or extension of the funeral home has been authorised under the conditions provided for in Article R. 2223-74, its opening to the public is subject to compliance with the requirements set out in the preceding articles, verified by an inspection body accredited for these activities by the Comité français d’accréditation (COFRAC) or by any other accreditation body that is a signatory to the multilateral recognition agreement established…

When the body of a deceased person has been admitted to a funeral home under the conditions provided for in the fourth and fifth paragraphs of Article R. 2223-76 and l’article R. 2223-77 and that this burial chamber includes, in compliance with the provisions of l’article L. 2223-38, a room where the other services of the external funeral service are offered to families, the manager of the funeral home may…