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Environmental Sanitation, greening and municipal management

Bone Boxes

Frequently asked questions

  1. Can application for bone boxes be made for bone ashes?
  2. Is it possible to apply for joint burial in a bone box?

1. Can application for bone boxes be made for bone ashes?

No. In accordance with the stipulation of Clause 3 of Article 21-B of Administrative Regulation no. 37/2003 “Regulamento de administração, funcionamento e fiscalização dos cemitérios” (Regulations on management, operation and supervision of cemeteries) amended by Administrative Regulation no. 22/2019, bone boxes are only for exhumed remains.


2. Is it possible to apply for joint burial in a bone box?

Yes.


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