Paragraph 1: Designation of the law applicable to the matrimonial property regime made during the marriage

Where the marriage record is kept by a French authority, that authority shall mention in the margin of that record, at the request of the spouses or of one of them, the record designating the law applicable to the matrimonial property regime, publication of which is provided for in second paragraph of article 1397-3 of the Civil Code. In the absence of a marriage record kept by a French authority,…

Where a marriage contract has been made in France, the spouses or one of them shall send to the notary holding the record of the contract, by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, a copy of the deed designating the law applicable to the matrimonial property regime. If the marriage contract has been received by a French diplomatic or consular agent, the spouses or one of them shall notify the…