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................................................................. 6  \n2.1.3 Family relationship between the intended spouses ................................. 6  \n2.1.4 Civil status of the intended spouses ........................................................ 7  \n2.2 Compliance with the formalities prescribed by law .................................. 8  \n2.2.1 Date, time and place of the ceremony ..................................................... 8  \n2.2.2 Publication of the notice of marriage or civil union ................................... 9  \n2.2.3 Dispensation from publication ............................................................... 11  \n2.3 Opposition to the marriage or civil union ............................................... 12  \n3 THE CELEBRATION OF A MARRIAGE OR A CIVIL UNION ..................... 13  \n3.1 Presence of two witnesses.................................................................... 13  \n3.2 Reading of articles of the Civil Code of Québec .................................... 13  \n3.3 Consent of the intended spouses .......................................................... 13  \n3.3.1 Ability to give consent ........................................................................... 14  \n3.3.2 Free consent......................................................................................... 14  \n3.3.3 Enlightened consent ............................................................................. 14  \n3.3.4 Exchange of consents........................................................................... 14  \n3.4 The declaration of marriage or civil union .............................................. 15  \n3.5 Signature of the declaration and return of marriage or civil union .......... 15  \n4 AFTER THE CEREMONY............................................................................ 15  \n4.1 Filing the declaration of marriage or civil union...................................... 15  \n4.2 Filing the return of marriage or civil union.............................................. 16  \n4.3 Records management........................................................................... 16  \n4.3.1 Designated officiants ............................................................................ 16  \n4.3.2 Other types of officiants ........................................................................ 17  \n5 CONSEQUENCES OF NON-COMPLIANCE WITH CONDITIONS  \nPERTAINING TO THE SOLEMNIZATION OF A MARRIAGE OR CIVIL UNION  \n17  \n5.1 Measures that may be taken against an officiant .................................. 18  \nAPPENDIX I – GENERAL INFORMATION FORM ............................................ 19  \nAPPENDIX II − FORMULATION USED FOR A MARRIAGE............................21  \nAPPENDIX III – FORMULATION USED FOR A CIVIL UNION..........................22  \nAPPENDIX IV − DECLARATION BY THE INTENDED SPOUSES (MARRIAGE CEREMONY) 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Signature and return\n# After the Ceremony\n## Filing the declaration\n## Filing the return\n## Records management\n# Consequences of Non-Compliance\n## Measures against an officiant\n# Appendices\n## General information form\n## Formulation used for a marriage\n## Formulation used for a civil union","[{\"question\":\"What are the main responsibilities of the officiant before the ceremony?\",\"answer\":\"The officiant must read the guide, compile the intended spouses’ official documents into a marriage or civil union file, and complete the General Information form, including optional appendices. 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