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have reached ENV. There are accompanying National Application Documents (NADs).
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0: Guide to the Design Framework and Fire Safety Engineering Procedures
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1: (Sub-system 1) Initiation and Development of Fire within the Enclosure of Origin
- Part
2: (Subsystem 2) Spread of Smoke and Toxic Gases within and beyond the Enclosure
of Origin
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3: (Subsystem 3) Structural Response and Fire Spread beyond the Enclosure of Origin
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4: (Subsystem 4) Detection of Fire and Activation of Fire Protection Systems
- Part
5: (Subsystem 5) Fire Service Intervention
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6: (Subsystem 6) Evacuation
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