Funeral Pumps: Abuses Detected by the Crackdown on Fraud
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More than 550 funeral directors were checked in France between 2024 and 2025, revealing that almost half of them had failed. Penalties were imposed, including 250 injunctions...
Some funeral directors' drifts are pinned by the repression of fraud. Of 550 controlled companies, half were at fault, especially for hidden prices or optional services presented as compulsory. Vulnerable at the time of the funeral, families can be confronted with incomprehensible quotes. Since 1 October, companies must display a notice distinguishing the compulsory benefits from the optional ones. (Conso et tendences).
Almost half of the funeral directors audited in 2024 and 2025 by the crackdown on fraud "were the subject of corrective and repressive measures," said the DGCCRF on Tuesday.
Almost half of the funeral directors audited in 2024 and 2025 by the crackdown on fraud "were the subject of corrective and repressive measures," said the DGCCRF on Tuesday.
Nearly half of the funeral undertakers controlled by the DGCCRF have been subject to sanctions or recalls for abusive or misleading practices.
Incomplete information, estimates of non-compliant funerals, abusive clauses or misleading commercial practices: the survey conducted by DGCCRF among more than 550 professionals in the sector revealed "many breaches".
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