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Article R2223-95 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

When the transfer of the body to the mortuary room requires leaving the grounds of a health establishment or an accommodation establishment for the elderly or one of their sites, the transport without coffining is carried out with the agreement of the head of the establishment, under the conditions provided for in 2° and 3° of article R. 2213-8-1 and in article R. 2213-9. When the transfer referred to in…

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Article R2223-97 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

Health establishments other than those mentioned in Article R. 2223-90, as well as establishments providing accommodation for the elderly mentioned in 6° of the Code de l’action sociale et des familles, may create and manage mortuary rooms under the conditions defined in articles R. 2223-91 to R. 2223-96.

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Article R2223-98 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

Health establishments and the establishments mentioned in Article L. 312-1of the Code de l’action sociale et des familles may not be authorised to manage the funeral chambers mentioned in Article L. 2223-38. They may not authorise in any form whatsoever the installation of a burial chamber on their premises or on one of their plots.

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Article D2223-100 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

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…

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Article D2223-101 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

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.

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Article D2223-102 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

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…

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Article D2223-103 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

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…

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