Funeral facilities
Prefectures grant authorisations on the basis of inspection reports from an accredited body.

To make these requirements easier to meet:
- we work in most regions of France;
- inspections take place on your premises, vehicles included;
- we intervene and deliver our reports quickly.
Compliance audit before commissioning
When taking over, building or commissioning a funeral facility, there is a risk of non-compliance if the regulations have not been fully understood. Our audit lets you control that risk and make sure you can operate the facility without being refused approval for non-compliance.
- For: operators, clients, architects, installers.
- How: on-site visit, review of the plans and work with the project owner.
- Price: quote on request, depending on the size and location of the facility. Contact us.
When are inspections due?
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Body transport vehicles
Every 3 years
Special cases
- On sale or purchase
- After refitting
- At the prefecture’s request
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Funeral homes
Every 6 years and when renewing the authorisation
Special cases
- Commissioning
- Works or extension
- At the prefecture’s request
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Crematoria — building
Every 6 years and when renewing the authorisation
Special cases
- Commissioning
- Works or extension
- At the prefecture’s request
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Crematoria — furnace and emissions
Within 3 months of commissioning, then every 2 years
Special cases
- When renewing the authorisation
Documents
Official documents in PDF format, in French.
- Demande de contrôle PDF · 136 KB (opens in a new tab)
- Bureau de contrôle des installations funéraires PDF · 1 MB (opens in a new tab)
- Circulaire du 12 août 1996 relative à l’utilisation des véhicules funéraires PDF · 138 KB (opens in a new tab)
- Véhicules de transport de corps après mise en bière — CGCT art. D.2223-116 à D.2223-120 PDF · 56 KB (opens in a new tab)
- Véhicules de transport de corps avant mise en bière — CGCT art. D.2223-110 à D.2223-114 PDF · 63 KB (opens in a new tab)
- Chambres funéraires — CGCT art. D.2223-80 à D.2223-87 PDF · 61 KB (opens in a new tab)
- Contrôle de conformité des chambres funéraires PDF · 73 KB (opens in a new tab)
- Législation pour les chambres funéraires PDF · 50 KB (opens in a new tab)
- Circulaire DGS/VS 3 n° 95-61 du 4 juillet 1995 — véhicules des convois funéraires PDF · 20 KB (opens in a new tab)
- Circulaire DGS/VS 3 n° 95-62 du 4 juillet 1995 — crématoriums PDF · 24 KB (opens in a new tab)
- Décret n° 2011-1304 du 14 octobre 2011 — chambres funéraires, véhicules et crématoriums PDF · 80 KB (opens in a new tab)
- Crématoriums — article L2223-40 PDF · 40 KB (opens in a new tab)
- Crématoriums — CGCT art. D.2223-99 à D.2223-109 PDF · 74 KB (opens in a new tab)
- Habilitation — article L2223-23 PDF · 39 KB (opens in a new tab)
- Décret 2020-917 du 28 juillet 2020 — durée de l’habilitation et housse mortuaire PDF · 137 KB (opens in a new tab)
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