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The legislation applies to metropolitan France as well as to the French overseas departments and territories. On 12 February , the National Assembly approved the bill in a — vote. On 12 April , the Senate approved the bill with amendments in a — vote, followed by the approval of the amended bill by the National Assembly on 23 April in a — vote. However, a challenge to the law by the conservative UMP party was filed with the Constitutional Council following the vote. French Minister of Justice Dominique Perben had stated that such unions would be legally void, and called for judicial intervention to halt the ceremony.