When the biological samples taken during a judicial autopsy are no longer necessary to establish the truth, the competent judicial authority may order their destruction.
Destruction is carried out in accordance with the procedures set out in Article R. 1335-11 of the Public Health Code.
However, subject to public health constraints and where these samples are the only elements that have enabled the deceased to be identified, the competent judicial authority may authorise their return with a view to burial or cremation.