(1) A person who, with regard to the prerequisites for entering into a marriage, is subject to foreign law, except as provided by Article 13 (2) of the Introductory Act to the Civil Code (Einführungsgesetz zum Bürgerlichen Gesetzbuche), as a general rule is not to enter into a marriage before they have furnished a certificate of the domestic authority of their home state that there is no impediment to the marriage under the law of that state. A certificate of the domestic authority includes a document within the meaning of Article 3 no. 1 (e) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1191 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 July 2016 on promoting the free movement of citizens by simplifying the requirements for presenting certain public documents in the European Union and amending Regulation (EU) No 1024/2012 (OJ L 200 of 26 July 2016, p. 1) as well as a written confirmation that is issued by another office under a treaty concluded with the home state of the person affected. The certificate becomes ineffective if the marriage is not entered into within six months after it is issued; if the certificate states a shorter period of validity, this will govern.
(2) The president of the higher regional court in the district of which the registry of births, deaths and marriages to whom the marriage has been notified has its seat may grant exemption from the requirement under subsection (1) sentence 1. As a rule, the exemption is to be granted only to stateless persons with their habitual residence abroad and nationals of states whose public authorities do not issue certificates of no impediment within the meaning of subsection (1). In special cases, it also may be granted to nationals of other states. The exemption is valid only for a period of six months.
(3) (repealed)