The first official same-sex marriage ceremony took place on in the city of Montpellier. That same day, President Hollande promulgated the bill, which was officially published the next day in the Journal Officiel de la République Française. On, the Council ruled that the law was constitutional. However, a challenge to the law by the conservative Union for a Popular Movement party was filed with the Constitutional Council following the vote. On 12 April 2013, the Senate approved the bill with amendments in a 171–165 vote, followed by the approval of the amended bill by the National Assembly on 23 April 2013 in a 331–225 vote. On 12 February 2013, the National Assembly approved the bill in a 329–229 vote. Ī bill granting same-sex couples the right to marry and jointly adopt children was introduced to the National Assembly by the Socialist Government of Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault on 7 November 2012, with the support of President François Hollande who declared his intent to support the legislation during his campaign for the presidency.
The legislation applies to metropolitan France as well as to all French overseas departments and territories. Same-sex marriage in France has been legal since, making France the thirteenth country worldwide to allow same-sex couples to marry.
Romania ruling of the European Court of Justice obliges the state to provide residency rights for the foreign spouses of EU citizens. Registered foreign marriages confer limited rights.