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Article 164 of the French Civil Code

However, the President of the Republic may, for serious reasons, lift the prohibitions laid down:

1° By Article 161 to marriages between relatives in the direct line where the person who created the alliance is deceased;

2° (Repealed);

3° By Article 163.

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Article 164

Néanmoins, il est loisible au Président de la République de lever, pour des causes graves, les prohibitions portées :

1° Par l’article 161 aux mariages entre alliés en ligne directe lorsque la personne qui a créé l’alliance est décédée ;

2° (Abrogé) ;

3° Par l’article 163.

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