Municipality of Smallingerland: registering a death

Declaration of death

You must register a death in the municipality where someone died. Usually the funeral director makes a declaration. As a surviving relative, you can also file a declaration yourself. Call the municipality to make an appointment. The funeral director can also submit the declaration digitally.

What do you need?

eRecognition
Chamber of Commerce location number
Citizen service number of the deceased
iDeal login details (you pay directly with the online declaration)
Declaration of natural death from the attending physician. Has a certificate of death been issued by the GGD medical examiner? Then the GGD will send it to the municipality itself. You therefore do not need a B envelope.
B envelope. This contains a form on which the doctor has filled in the cause of death for Statistics Netherlands. Send the B envelope as soon as possible to the municipality of Smallingerland, Postbus 10.000 9200 HA Drachten. Please note: it is important that you note the number of the death certificate on the B-envelope in the appropriate box immediately after the online declaration
Burial or cremation within 36 hours of death? Certificate of no objection from the attending physician and the public prosecutor.
Burial or cremation more than 6 working days after death? Certificate of no objection from the attending physician.