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Article L2223-42-1 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

At the request of the person entitled to provide for the funeral and when the body of the deceased has been placed, in order to ensure its transport, in a coffin made of a material presenting an obstacle to cremation, an authorisation to transfer the body to a suitable coffin may be issued by the mayor. This authorisation may only be issued with a view to cremation of the body,…

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Article L2223-43 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

Public or private health establishments that transport a body before committal and transfer a body to a funeral home must hold the authorisation provided for in Article L. 2223-23 on the sole basis of the professional competence of the agents and the compliance of the vehicles with the requirements laid down by the decrees referred to in 2° and 5° of the same article. This authorisation may be withdrawn under…

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Article L2223-44 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

Communal and inter-communal undertakers in existence on 9 January 1993, the date of publication of the loi n° 93-23 du 8 janvier 1993 modifiant le titre VI du livre III du code des communes et relative à la législation dans le domaine funéraire, peuvent, pendant une période qui ne saurait excéder cinq années à compter de cette date, assurer seuls le service extérieur des pompes funèbres tel que défini par…

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Article L2223-47 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

Professionals who are nationals of a Member State of the European Community or of another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area may practise all or some of these professional activities mentioned in Articles L. 2223-23 et L. 2223-41 subject to : 1° They are legally established in a Member State or another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area to carry on the…

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Article L2223-48 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

Nationals of a Member State of the European Community or of another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area wishing to establish themselves in France to carry out all or some of the professional activities mentioned in articles L. 2223-23 et L. 2223-41 must demonstrate: 1° Professional experience, as a manager within the meaning of Article 3. 1. i of Directive 2005/36/EC of the European Parliament and…

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Article L2223-49 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

I. – Where the applicant does not meet the requirements referred to in article L. 2223-48, he must justify: 1° If the application for recognition relates to the activity of thanatopraxy: a) A diploma, certificate or title, which is required by another Member State in order to take up or pursue this activity on its territory, issued by a competent authority when this activity is regulated in the State in…

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Article L2223-50 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

Where the provisions of article L. 2223-49, the competent authority may require the applicant to complete, at his or her discretion, an adaptation course or take an aptitude test prior to recognition of qualification, in accordance with the procedures laid down by decree in the Conseil d’Etat : – when the applicant’s training relates to subjects that are substantially different in terms of content from the subjects required by the…

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