Update to bring Conformance doc in line with clarification to use of …

…region names/area_types as discussion in cf-convention/cf-conventions#198
RosalynHatcher · Dec 4, 2019 · 9239ee3 · 9239ee3
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 name table.
 * The legal values for the standard name modifier are contained in
 Appendix C, Standard Name Modifiers.
-* If a variable has a **`standard_name`** of **`region`** or **`area_type`**, it must have value(s) 
-from the permitted list.
+* If a variable has a **`standard_name`** of **`region`** or **`area_type`**,
+it must either have value(s) from the permitted list or, if flags are being used,
+the **`flag_meanings`** attribute must contain values from the permitted list.
 
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