The judgment pronouncing the separation is published in a newspaper circulated within the jurisdiction of the court that handed it down.
The operative part of the judgment is notified to the civil registrar of the place where the marriage was celebrated so that it can be mentioned in the margin of the marriage certificate. Where the union was celebrated abroad and a marriage record has been drawn up or transcribed on a French register, the operative part of the judgment is notified for the same purposes to the authority holding that register.
If a marriage contract has been signed by the spouses, the operative part of the judgment is notified by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt to the notary holding the original copy of the contract. The notary is required to mention the decision on the minute and must no longer, on pain of damages, issue any copy, enforceable or not, without reproducing this mention.
In the cases provided for in the two preceding paragraphs, the notification shall be accompanied by proof of the enforceability of the decision in accordance with Article 506.