The code aims to establish the minimum provisions and requirements that achieve safety and public health through the durability and stability of buildings and facilities, considering full access to them and provide a healthy environment, adequate lighting and ventilation, rationalization of water and energy, protection of life and property from the risks of fire, earthquakes and other risks associated with buildings.

• The code consists of the following:

  • 1. Administrative requirements.

  • 2. Architectural provisions and requirements.

  • 3. Structural provisions and requirements.

  • 4. Electrical provisions and requirements.

  • 5. Mechanical provisions and requirements.

  • 6. Provisions and requirements for water and energy conservation.

  • 7. Provisions and requirements of sanitary and water rationalization.

  • 8. Provisions and requirements of fire protection.

  • 9. Provisions and requirements of earthquake protection.

  • 10. Provisions and requirements of existing and historical buildings.

  • 11. Green building provisions and requirements.

  • 12. Provisions and requirements of residential buildings.

  • 13. Reference Standard Specifications.

  • 14. Any other provisions or requirements issued by the National Committee.

The provisions and requirements of the Code shall constitute an integral unit for application.

The code is applied and the application of any other code is prohibited on all construction and building works in both the public and private sectors according to the classification of buildings, including the design, implementation, operation, maintenance, modification of the building, and on existing buildings in the case of their restoration, change of use, expansion, modification, or demolition, starting from the date of the enforcement of the law according to the progression outlined in the annex of the stages of code application. By the end of the application stages, the code will be applied to all types of construction classified therein.

The provisions and requirements of the Code relating to thermal insulation, fire protection systems shall be applied to all construction works immediately after the entry into force of the law, without considering the stages of gradation referred to in Article 5 of the Regulations.

The application of the provisions and requirements of the code on the existing buildings shall be according to the possibility of application, based on a technical report from a certified engineering office containing possible engineering solutions, and according to the law.