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Article 171-3 of the French Civil Code

At the request of the diplomatic or consular authority with jurisdiction over the place of celebration of the marriage, the hearing and individual interviews with the future spouses referred to in article 63 are performed by the civil registrar of the place of domicile or residence in France of the future spouse(s), or by the territorially competent diplomatic or consular authority in the event of domicile or residence abroad.

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Article 171-3

A la demande de l’autorité diplomatique ou consulaire compétente au regard du lieu de célébration du mariage, l’audition et les entretiens individuels avec les futurs époux mentionnés à l’article 63 sont réalisés par l’officier de l’état civil du lieu du domicile ou de résidence en France du ou des futurs conjoints, ou par l’autorité diplomatique ou consulaire territorialement compétente en cas de domicile ou de résidence à l’étranger.

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