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Article 202-1 of the French Civil Code

The qualities and conditions required to be able to contract marriage are governed, for each of the spouses, by their personal law. Whatever the applicable personal law, marriage requires the consent of the spouses, within the meaning of Article 146 and the first paragraph of Article 180.

Two persons of the same sex may contract marriage where, for at least one of them, either his personal law or the law of the State in whose territory he is domiciled or resident so permits.

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Article 202-1

Les qualités et conditions requises pour pouvoir contracter mariage sont régies, pour chacun des époux, par sa loi personnelle. Quelle que soit la loi personnelle applicable, le mariage requiert le consentement des époux, au sens de l’article 146 et du premier alinéa de l’article 180.

Deux personnes de même sexe peuvent contracter mariage lorsque, pour au moins l’une d’elles, soit sa loi personnelle, soit la loi de l’Etat sur le territoire duquel elle a son domicile ou sa résidence le permet.

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