French Civil Code
In forceIn the event of war or military operations outside national territory, for serious reasons and with the authorisation of the Minister of Justice and the Minister of Defence, marriages may be solemnised for military personnel, State sailors, persons employed in the wake of the armed forces or embarked on State vessels without the future spouse appearing in person and even if the future spouse is deceased, on condition that consent to the marriage has been recorded in the forms below:
1° On the national territory, the consent to the marriage of the future spouse is established by an act drawn up by the civil registrar of the place where the person is resident;
2° Outside the national territory or in all cases where the civil registry service is no longer provided in the place where the person is resident, the act of consent is drawn up by the civil registrars designated in article 93 ;
3° In the case of military prisoners of war or internees, this consent may be established by the diplomatic or consular agents of the foreign State responsible for French interests in the countries where these military personnel are held captive or by the French diplomatic or consular authorities accredited in the countries where they are interned. It may also be drawn up either by two French officers or non-commissioned officers, or by a French officer or non-commissioned officer assisted by two witnesses of the same nationality;
4°The act of consent is read by the civil registrar at the time of the celebration of the marriage.
Deeds of proxy and deeds of consent to the marriage of their minor children executed by the above-mentioned persons may be drawn up under the same conditions as the deed of consent provided for in the preceding paragraphs.
The detailed rules for the application of this article shall be laid down by regulation.
