Articles 44, 45, and 48 of Law No. 3 of August 1, 1957, on civil status organization, as amended and supplemented by subsequent texts.

Article 76 of Organic Law No. 33 of May 14, 1975, on municipalities, as amended and supplemented.

Law No. 12 of February 25, 1997, on cemeteries and burial grounds.

Decree No. 1326 of July 7, 1997, on the procedures for grave preparation and rules for burial, exhumation, and transfer of remains.

Ministry of Interior Circular No. 86 of November 3, 1997.

After death and before burial.

• Medical certificate confirming death occurred under natural conditions.
• Authorization from the Public Prosecutor if death occurred in unusual or suspicious circumstances.
• Report from security services in case of unnatural death.
• Applicable fee for the requested document.

• Civil status office of the municipality or municipal district.
• Delegation (Imadat) outside the municipal area.

• Civil status office of the municipality or municipal district.
• Delegation (Imadat) outside the municipal area.

Immediate

In case of suspicious death, due to violence, accident, or other unnatural causes, the burial permit may only be issued after a report is drawn up by the national security services.

If a body is transferred from one location to another, the civil registrar receiving the body in their jurisdiction shall issue the burial permit based on the accompanying documents (medical certificate and death certificate), without needing to investigate the cause of death.

Anyone who buries a deceased person without a burial permit is subject to imprisonment and a fine.