Any notice of opposition shall state the capacity which gives the opponent the right to lodge it. It also contains the grounds for the opposition, reproduces the text of the law on which the opposition is based and contains an election of domicile in the place where the marriage is to be celebrated. However, where the opposition is made pursuant to article 171-4, the Public Prosecutor shall elect domicile at the seat of his court.
The requirements mentioned in the first paragraph are provided for on pain of nullity and disqualification of the ministerial officer who signed the deed containing the opposition.
After one year has elapsed, the act of opposition ceases to have effect. It may be renewed, except in the case referred to in the second paragraph of Article 173.
However, where the opposition is made by the public prosecutor, it only ceases to have effect upon a court decision.