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Article 225-1 of the French Civil Code

Each of the spouses may bear, as a matter of usage, the name of the other spouse, by substitution or addition to his or her own name in the order he or she chooses, within the limit of one surname for each of them.

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Article 225-1

Chacun des époux peut porter, à titre d’usage, le nom de l’autre époux, par substitution ou adjonction à son propre nom dans l’ordre qu’il choisit, dans la limite d’un nom de famille pour chacun d’eux.

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