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Zones [ABind ia 85 9671-201 ae epics by 20030, 2d Section 703 Roos and ca containing sna ates: Zones A,B,C and D in BS 7671201 ae ele ty mmc (2 nd 3 wih caged iron, ‘Section TOA Consrcon nl Sentosa. The acd dcosin ines (0.26) mi the 25 V equaton wo ogee ‘Section 705 Aiea ant isl penis, Te ee onosn ins (0.29) and te 25 V extion nolongr appear Aol reuemens pps ie spp yt eile ‘Section 706 Conn lesions wi eed movement, was Seton 66 in BS 767200, ‘Section 708 cial nls in cavern ak an i ois ov ls the oun tench chow tthe onde daly wi onereare and RCD proton, ‘The folowing new sections are now included in Pat 7: ‘ection 709 Mains sin tna Section 71 Esiions sows and sands ‘ection 712 Soar pitovla power spy tne Section 717 Nobis cr ransorabe nie ‘Section 721 Elec nitions nerve sd mer vik previo in Satin 68 of BS 76712001 Section 740 Tenor cles instlisins fr sce amurennt ei and oo tigen, ‘Section 753 Flora eng ing sts, “Arora changes hve ees mae Appandleas 1107, inure here and tes dn Append 8 ‘The folowing ew appendies are now included: ‘Appendix 8 Curexecaring apc nd voluge op fr bast tnking and pone systems Appendix Defines mutiple sure de nd ober sss Appendix 10 Pee of cmd in pall pin overcuret “Append 1 Eft of monic ures on alana epi em “Appendix 12 Volug opin come ‘Appendix 13 Metts or mening he inlsonexeancinpedance of aos walls 1 sth riot pene candor se ‘Append 14 Memrenent fe fl op inp tonnton ft nce of th etc of onde wince of tempat Appendix 1 Ring sda fact mangers, Replsion 431