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The Municipality of Milan has a crematorium located inside the Lambrate Cemetery.
Cremation can be decided, in the presence of an expression of will expressed by the deceased person or his relatives:

• at the time of arranging the funeral;
• for a change of burial, for example the cremation of the bone remains of deceased people following exhumations or exhumations.

Attention: for the cremation of bodies buried less than ten years ago or buried less than twenty years ago, see the forms request for deceased following funeral. 

Will of the deceased person or relatives
The desire for cremation can be expressed in the following ways:

• manifestation in life of the will declared by the deceased person in a testamentary disposition, through one of the following methods:

- in a writing to be deposited and published by a notary (holographic will);
- in a public will;
- in a secret will;

• lifetime membership in a legally recognized Association, having among its purposes that of cremating the bodies of associated persons.

In the absence of such documents the will for cremation can be made with a declaration in lieu of an affidavit, by the spouse/civil partner.

In the absence of these figures, the will can be expressed by the closest relative within the 6th degree; in the event of the existence of multiple relatives of the same degree, an absolute majority of relatives of the same degree is required.

La declaration in lieu of affidavit it must be presented to the Civil Registry of the Municipality of death, in the case of a funeral or to the Civil Registry of the municipality of burial in the case of exhumation/exhumation.