French General Code of Local Authorities
In forceThe transport of the body of a deceased person to a health establishment in order to take samples for therapeutic purposes shall be declared in advance, by any means in writing, to the mayor of the municipality of the place of death or deposit, at the request of the director of the health establishment where this person died or of any person who is entitled to provide for the funeral. The declaration is subject to possession of the extract of the death certificate provided for in Article L. 2223-42, certifying that the death does not pose a medico-legal problem.
The transport of the body of a deceased person to a health establishment for a medical autopsy must be declared in advance, by any written means, to the mayor of the municipality of the place of death or the place where the body is deposited, at the request of any person entitled to provide for the funeral. The declaration is subject to possession of the extract from the death certificate provided for in article L. 2223-42, certifying that the death does not pose any medico-legal problem.
When the medical autopsy is carried out with a view to diagnosing one of the transmissible infections listed in c of article R. 2213-2-1, the time limit mentioned in Article R. 2213-11 is extended to 72 hours.
The body admitted to a health care establishment under the conditions laid down in this article may, at the request of any person who is entitled to provide for the funeral and with the agreement of the director of this establishment, be transported again before committal, in compliance with article L. 1232-5 of the Public Health Code, to a funeral home, the residence of the deceased or a member of his or her family or, where applicable, to the mortuary of the establishment where he or she died.
The cost of transport to and from the place of death to the health establishment and the cost of taking the sample shall be borne by the health establishment in which the sample was taken.
