52. A human body that is kept more than 24 hours after the time of death must be kept at a temperature lower than 5 ºC or must be embalmed.
Moreover, every embalmed human body that is kept more than 7 days before burial or incineration must be kept at a temperature lower than 5 ºC.
R.R.Q., 1981, c. P-35, r. 1, s. 52; O.C. 975-83, s. 12.