Do deceased persons need to have valid identification documents in order to legally enter France?

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Short answer:

yes, but it is a special passport (may possibly be) called
Mortuary (or Corpse) Passport (or only Pass)
(French: laissez-passer mortuaire, German: Leichenpaß)

The English expression used in the second treaty uses the French term (without mortuaire) .


Full answer:

There are two international conventions defining how a corpse should be transported between countries:

  • 1932-02-10 Berlin
  • 1973-10-26 Strassburg

The second convention is a simplified version of the first.

France has signed both, Egypt has signed only the first.


Further details can be found here:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agreement_on_the_Transfer_of_Corpses

The French / German text of the first treaty can be found here:
(the present wiki link to this is broken)

https://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/de/aussenpolitik/themen/internatrecht/-/240238

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