If the death occurs elsewhere, within 2 hours from the time the death certificate is obtained.

The crematorium should pick up and transport the remains according to the scheduled time.

Article 24 The funeral director shall handle the cremation procedures with the medical certificate of death issued by a medical institution registered with the health department at or above the district level or the death certificate issued by the public security department.

The specific methods for issuing medical certificates of death and death certificates will be formulated separately by the municipal health department in conjunction with the municipal public security and civil affairs departments and announced to the public.

Article 27 Except for inspection and identification required by law, the remains shall be cremated within 10 days after being transported to the crematorium. If the funeral director requests to postpone the cremation due to special circumstances, he may apply to the crematorium for postponement of the cremation, but the longest period shall not exceed 60 days.

If the funeral director fails to complete the cremation procedures within the time limit specified in the preceding paragraph, the crematorium shall notify the funeral director in writing or by making an announcement in the city's major media to complete the procedures within a time limit. If the remains are not processed within 60 days from the date of delivery of the notice or the issuance of the announcement, the crematorium may cremate the remains.

If the funeral director does not collect the ashes more than 60 days after the body is cremated, the crematorium can send the ashes to the cemetery for deep burial.

Article 28 Before cremating the remains in the crematorium, the medical certificate or death certificate of the deceased, the ID card or other legal certificates of the funeral director shall be checked and verified with the funeral director *** The remains will be signed for confirmation.

When medical institutions, public security departments, judicial departments, and civil affairs department rescue and welfare institutions handle cremation procedures, they shall designate staff as funeral directors to handle cremation matters in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 1 of this article.

After the remains are cremated, the crematorium shall issue a cremation certificate to the funeral director or the institution mentioned in the preceding paragraph.

1. Signature of immediate family members. When a body is cremated, immediate family members of the deceased must be present to sign. If the deceased has no immediate relatives, collateral relatives must be present to sign with a certificate from the police station.

2. There must be a formal cremation certificate. For the cremation of a normal dead body, a death certificate issued by an approved medical institution, unit or village (neighborhood) committee should be submitted. If the deceased did not have a fixed unit during his lifetime, a death certificate issued by the town (street) government (office) where he lived should be submitted. A death certificate must be issued by the local public security department for criminal cases or unidentified corpses.

3. The ID card and household registration booklet of the relevant person must be provided. Including: the deceased's ID card or household registration certificate, the deceased's family household register, the ID card of the relative who sent the body or a valid document that can prove the relationship with the deceased.