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4.2.7.5.(3)

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Application	Application 1: Size [quantity] and clearances per individual storage area [in Tables 4.2.7.5.A. and 4.2.7.5.B.] of indoor storage of more than one class of flammable liquid, combustible liquid or unstable liquid, where such liquids are: in storage areas as specified in Clause 4.2.7.2.(1)(a), in bulk plants as stated in Sentence 4.7.2.4.(1), in mercantile occupancies in quantities in excess of those permitted in Sentences 4.2.5.1.(2) to (4) [as stated in Sentence 4.2.5.1.(5)], and in closed containers conforming to Clauses 4.2.3.1.(1)(a) to (d) that have a capacity of not more than 230 L, or closed portable tanks conforming to Clause 4.2.3.1.(1)(e) that have an individual capacity of not more than 2 500 L. Application 2: This also applies to the maximum quantities of Class I liquids stored in an unprotected storage room with a fire separation having a fire-resistance rating of not less than 2 h, as stated in Sentence 4.2.9.1.(3). Exceptions: except as exempted in: Article 4.1.5.8. which applies to the storage of Class I liquids in basements, Sentence 4.1.1.1.(3), which applies--in part--to oil burning equipment and the storage of aerosol products, and Sentence 4.2.1.1.(2), which applies--in part--to: distilled beverage alcohol in closed containers when stored in conformance with Part 3, food and pharmaceutical products when in closed containers having a capacity of not more than 5 L, and products containing not more than 50% by volume of water-miscible flammable liquids or combustible liquids [with the remainder of the solution being non-flammable], when in closed containers having a capacity of not more than 5 L.
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Intent	Intent 1: To clarify what quantity limits apply to a storage situation for which there would otherwise be no applicable requirement in Tables 4.2.7.5.A. and 4.2.7.5.B., referenced in Sentences 4.2.5.1.(2) and 4.2.7.5.(1).
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