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Article R4227-6 of the French Labour Code

Doors must comply with the following requirements:
1° Doors likely to be used to evacuate more than fifty people must open in the direction of exit;
2° Doors forming part of the regulatory clearances must open by simple operation;
3° Any locked door must be operable from the inside under the same conditions as in 2° and without a key.

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Article R4227-6


Les portes obéissent aux caractéristiques suivantes :
1° Les portes susceptibles d’être utilisées pour l’évacuation de plus de cinquante personnes s’ouvrent dans le sens de la sortie ;
2° Les portes faisant partie des dégagements réglementaires s’ouvrent par une manœuvre simple ;
3° Toute porte verrouillée est manœuvrable de l’intérieur dans les mêmes conditions qu’au 2° et sans clé.

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