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Article R2213-25-1 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

November 5, 2023

I.-Prior to being placed on the market, an accredited body checks that the coffin fitted with a watertight bowl complies with the characteristics mentioned in article R. 2213-25. This body will issue a certificate of conformity. II. II -An order by the ministers responsible for health and the environment, issued after consultation with the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l’alimentation, de l’environnement et du travail and the Conseil national…

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Article R2213-25-2 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

November 5, 2023

The provisions of Articles R. 2213-25 and R. 2213-25-1 do not impede the free movement of coffins legally manufactured or marketed in another Member State of the European Union, in another State party to the Agreement establishing the European Economic Area, or in Turkey, which meet a level of strength, watertightness, biodegradability and combustibility equivalent to that defined by the decree provided for in I of Article R. 2213-25.

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Article R2213-26 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

November 5, 2023

The body is placed in a hermetically sealed coffin meeting the conditions set out in Article R. 2213-27 in the following cases: 1° If the person was suffering at the time of death from one of the transmissible infections listed in a of article R. 2213-2-1; 2° In the event of the body being deposited either at home, in a church building or in a temporary vault, for a period…

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Article R2213-27 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

November 5, 2023

Hermetically sealed coffins must be made of biodegradable material and meet composition, resistance and watertightness characteristics set by order of the minister responsible for health after receiving the opinion of the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l’alimentation, de l’environnement et du travail and the Conseil national des opérations funéraires. They must not give off any liquid to the outside environment, contain an absorbent material and be fitted with a…

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Article R2213-28 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

November 5, 2023

For victims of accidents on board armed forces aircraft, provided that there are no grounds for refusing authorisation for burial and after compliance with the formalities prescribed in Article 81 of the Civil Code, a declaration of immediate transport with a view to autopsy to the nearest military hospital or air base infirmary is made to the State representative in the department where the autopsy takes place. On completion of…

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Article R2213-29 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

November 5, 2023

After the coffin has been closed, in accordance with the provisions of article R. 2213-20, it may be temporarily deposited in a religious building, a burial chamber, at the crematorium, in a depository, at the residence of the deceased or that of a member of his or her family, under the conditions provided for in articles R. 2213-33and R. 2213-35. The coffin may also be placed in a temporary vault,…

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Article R2213-31 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

November 5, 2023

Any burial in the cemetery of a commune is authorised by the mayor of the commune of the place of burial. This authorisation may be sent by dematerialised means. Any cemetery assigned in whole or in part to serve a commune is considered to be located there even if it is outside the territorial limits of that commune. .

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Article R2213-32 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

November 5, 2023

The burial in a private property of the body of a deceased person is authorised by the prefect of the department where the property is located upon certification that the formalities prescribed by Article R. 2213-17 and by articles 78 et seq of the Civil Code have been completed and after the opinion of an approved hydrogeologist. This opinion is not required for the burial of a cinerary urn.

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Article R2213-33 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

November 5, 2023

Burial or deposit in a temporary vault takes place: -if the death occurred in France, at least twenty-four hours and no more than six days after the death; -if the death occurred in the overseas collectivities, New Caledonia or abroad, no more than six days after the body entered France. Sundays and public holidays are not included in the calculation of these time limits. In the event of a medico-legal…

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