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Article R2223-103-1 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

November 5, 2023

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…

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Article D2223-110 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

November 5, 2023

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…

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Article D2223-111 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

November 5, 2023

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….

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Article D2223-113 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

November 5, 2023

I.-Any person offering for sale a vehicle for transporting a corpse before burial, an insulated body or a cooling system likely to be installed in such a vehicle is required to have a model of the series placed on the market checked each year for compliance with the requirements of the articles D. 2223-110 to D. 2223-114 from a third-party body accredited for these activities by the Comité français d’accréditation…

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Article D2223-114 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

November 5, 2023

Vehicles used to transport corpses before coffining are subject to a compliance inspection every three years at most. The prefect designates the body or bodies responsible for carrying out the compliance inspection from among the accredited inspection bodies in accordance with the provisions of Article D. 2223-113. An inspection must also be carried out after any total or partial replacement or any modification or repair of a casing or cooling…

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Article D2223-116 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

November 5, 2023

Every vehicle used for transporting a body after coffining has a burial compartment designed to accommodate one or more coffins, separated in a watertight manner from the part of the passenger compartment reserved for the driver and passengers. The burial compartment may consist of a rigid, closed, watertight box that is immovable in relation to the body of the vehicle, completely covering the coffin.

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Article D2223-117 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

November 5, 2023

If it includes glazed sections, the burial compartment must include a visual obscuring process for the purposes of medium and long distance transport. The internal surface of the burial compartment must be smooth, impermeable and capable of being washed and disinfected on a daily basis without corrosion. The burial compartment includes a device for guiding the coffin and cushioning shocks during loading or unloading. It also includes a device to…

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Article D2223-119 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

November 5, 2023

I. – Any person offering for sale a new or second-hand vehicle for transporting the body after coffining is required to have it checked, at their own expense, for compliance with the requirements of articles D. 2223-116 to D. 2223-120 with a third-party inspection body accredited for these activities by the Comité français d’accréditation (COFRAC) or by any other accreditation body that is a signatory to the multilateral recognition agreement…

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