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INTRODUCTION
For the fire regulations governing high-rise buildings (IGH) and very-high-rise buildings (ITGH), the legislator has laid down additional provisions for the various classes of activity defined in the ERP fire safety regulations of June 25, 1980.
This article sets out the provisions concerning the independence of the various volumes located within the right-of-way of a high-rise building, but also in relation to buildings adjoining it.
It is also specified that each ERP must have emergency resources adapted to the type of establishment concerned and defined in the fire safety regulations.
Provisions concerning the obligations of owners and occupants are set out in
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Fire safety in high-rise buildings (IGH) – Additional provisions relating to the classification of buildings and the independence of volumes within their boundaries
General – High-rise buildings housing several classes of activity (article GH 66)
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Regulations
Article R. 122-2 of the French Construction and Housing Code, amended by Decree no. 2009-1119 of September 16, 2009.
Article R. 123-2 of the Building Code amended by Decree no. 2019-873 of August 21, 2019 – article 4.
Article R. 122-8 of the French Building Code, amended by Decree no. 2011-2054 of December 29, 2011 – article 6.
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