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Article R2213-42 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

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…

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Article R2213-44 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

In order to ensure the enforcement of police measures prescribed by laws and regulations, in particular public health measures, the officials mentioned in article L. 2213-14 assist with the operations following the death listed in article R. 2213-45. Under the authority of the prefect in communes located in a State police zone and of the mayor in other communes, they may attend, as necessary, any of the operations mentioned in…

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Article R2213-45 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

The officials mentioned in article L. 2213-14 check by any means the identity of the deceased, attend the closing of the coffin and affix two wax seals to it, bearing the seal of the competent administrative authority: 1° When the body is to be cremated; 2° In the event of the body being transported outside the commune of death or of deposit, when no member of the family is present.

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Article R2213-48 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

The intervention of the officials mentioned in article L. 2213-14 gives rise to the payment of a sessional fee for each of the operations provided for below: 1° The closing of the coffin and the affixing of seals, in the event of the body being transported outside the commune of death or deposit and when no member of the family is present; 2° The closing of the coffin and the…

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Article R2213-49 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

In communes with a State police force, surveillance operations are carried out, under the responsibility of the mayor, by a national police officer; the proceeds of the shifts are paid into the State budget. In other communes, surveillance operations are carried out by a gard-champêtre or a municipal police officer delegated by the mayor. The vacation is payable only in communes where surveillance is carried out by the officials mentioned…

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Article R2213-50 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

At the end of each month, the mayor shall draw up, where applicable, a statement including: the fees paid by families during the month; the designation of officials who have taken part in the operations mentioned in article R. 2213-48. The mayor issues the interested party with a payment slip showing details of the sums to be collected. The statement referred to in the first paragraph is forwarded to the…

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Article R2214-2 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

The State police system may be established in a commune or in a group of communes forming an urban area when the following two conditions are met: 1° The population of the commune or group of communes, assessed taking into account the size of the seasonal population, is greater than 20,000 inhabitants; 2° The characteristics of delinquency are those of urban areas. It is established by joint order of the…

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