Question juridique clé
Whether Article 97a CC is unconstitutional or discriminatory because it applies only to marriages involving a foreign component.
Solution extraite
Article 97a CC is not discriminatory and does not violate the right to marry or the European Convention protections invoked, because it targets only abusive exercises of the marriage right and leaves the essence of the right intact.
Motifs extraits
The provision is a lawful anti-abuse rule. The age difference is merely one index among others in a global assessment; it does not create an absolute prohibition for mixed couples.