The substantive conditions for the validity of a marriage shall be governed by the law of the country in which the marriage was concluded. As for the form, a marriage between two foreigners or between a foreigner and a national shall be considered valid if it is concluded in accordance with the formalities of the country where it was concluded, or if the formalities prescribed by the law of each of the spouses are observed.
Interpretation and application must be checked against the official text and current version.