Article D2223-99 of the French General Code of Local Authorities
November 5, 2023
The crematorium, as defined in Article L. 2223-40, must comply with the requirements laid down in articles D. 2223-100 to D. 2223-103.
The crematorium, as defined in Article L. 2223-40, must comply with the requirements laid down in articles D. 2223-100 to D. 2223-103.
Silence kept for more than six months on the request for the creation and extension of crematoria provided for by Article L. 2223-40 is deemed to be a decision to reject.
A crematorium comprises a public area reserved for families and a technical area reserved for professionals. It is designed in accordance with the provisions of Article L. 112-2 of the Construction and Housing Code. The public area of the crematorium reserved for the reception of families complies with the regulations applicable to establishments open to the public, in particular the provisions of the fire safety regulations. The technical area and…
The minimum height of the chimney’s open-air outlet and the maximum quantities of pollutants assessed by sampling and analysis in the gases discharged into the atmosphere are defined by order of the Minister for Health issued after consultation with the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l’alimentation, de l’environnement et du travail.
The crematorium is subject to a compliance inspection by an inspection body accredited for these activities by the French Committee for Accreditation (COFRAC) or by any other accreditation body that is a member of the European Cooperation for Accreditation and has signed the multilateral mutual recognition agreements covering the activity in question in accordance with the general criteria relating to the operation of the different types of bodies carrying out…
I.-Within sixty days of the completion of one of the inspections provided for in the fifth and sixth paragraphs of article D. 2223-102, the accredited inspection body shall submit the compliance inspection report to the departmental prefect and the crematorium operator. If the accredited inspection body finds no lack of conformity, it issues a certificate of conformity to the operator. II. II -Where the inspection report identifies one or more…
I.-When 1° of II of article L. 2223-18-1-1, the crematorium operator shall pay the proceeds from the sale of metals recovered after cremation to one or more communes, which may only allocate the corresponding sum to covering the funeral expenses of persons without sufficient resources. II.-The donation referred to in 2° of II of Article L. 2223-18-1-1 may only be made to an association of general interest or a foundation…
The burial compartment, intended to receive one or more bodies before committal, is separated in a closed and hermetically sealed manner from the passenger compartment intended for the driver and, where applicable, the passengers. It may consist of a hermetically sealed box fixed irremovably to the body of the vehicle. The burial compartment may not have any glazed area or ventilation system. Its surface is smooth, impermeable and capable of…
The burial compartment has isothermal insulation such that the overall coefficient of heat transmission is no more than 0.7 watts per square metre per degree Kelvin. For an ambient temperature of 30° C, the burial compartment’s cooling system must enable an internal temperature of between 0° C and 7° C to be reached in no more than one hour, and then maintained between these values for at least nine hours….
The bodywork of vehicles transporting a corpse before committal may not be white in colour. The distinctive signs of the user company, if any, are limited to three per vehicle, each with a surface area of no more than 10 square decimetres.
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