[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 22, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 22CFR72.11]

[Page 352]
 
                       TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS
 
                     CHAPTER I--DEPARTMENT OF STATE
 
PART 72--DEATHS AND ESTATES--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 72.11  Cremation.

    (a) Arrangements. When cremation is desired, and the facilities are 
available, the consular officer should see that all necessary 
arrangements are made if compatible with the requirements of the country 
in which the death occurred, having in mind particularly such local laws 
as may prohibit cremation unless specific request for such disposition 
was made in writing by the individual prior to death.
    (b) Disposition of ashes. Disposition of the ashes should be made in 
accordance with the expressed wishes of the deceased or the next of kin, 
or other interested person. If shipment to the United States is desired, 
only local health requirements must be met, as there are no sanitary 
requirements for entry of ashes into the United States. A marking should 
be made on, or a marker firmly affixed to, the container in which the 
ashes are shipped. The latter should be accompanied by--
    (1) An offical death certificate;
    (2) Cremation certificate;
    (3) Certificate from the crematorium stating that the container 
holds only the cremated remains of the deceased; and
    (4) A permit to export (if required locally).