Spain
Practice Relating to Rule 116. Accounting for the Dead
Spain’s LOAC Manual (1996) states: “The dead must be identified.”
Spain’s LOAC Manual (2007) states: “The dead must be identified. … If the deceased person has a double identity disc, one half must be returned and the other must remain on the body. If the deceased person has a single disc, it must remain on the body.”
Spain’s LOAC Manual (1996) states: “The Graves Registration Service shall be responsible for recording all particulars concerning the deceased and their graves, as well as for the conservation of ashes.”
Spain’s LOAC Manual (2007) states: “An official graves registration service must be set up by each State involved in the conflict to record information relating to burials and gravesites and conserve the ashes of cremated remains. This service can act in coordination with the national information bureau.”
Spain’s LOAC Manual (1996) provides: “Graves shall be marked so that they can always be found.”
Spain’s LOAC Manual (2007) states: “Gravesites must be marked so that they can always be found.”
Spain’s LOAC Manual (2007) states: “Reports on deaths and subsequent measures taken must be sent to the national information bureau.”