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Article R4216-5 of the French Labour Code

Each passageway has a minimum passage width proportionate to the total number of people using it. This width is calculated on the basis of a standard passage unit of 0.60 metres.
However, when a clearance has only one or two passage units, the width is increased from 0.60 metres to 0.90 metres and from 1.20 metres to 1.40 metres respectively.

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Article R4216-5


Chaque dégagement a une largeur minimale de passage proportionnée au nombre total de personnes appelées à l’emprunter. Cette largeur est calculée en fonction d’une largeur type appelée unité de passage de 0,60 mètre.
Toutefois, quand un dégagement ne comporte qu’une ou deux unités de passage, la largeur est respectivement portée de 0,60 mètre à 0,90 mètre et de 1,20 mètre à 1,40 mètre.

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