FM Global Country Building Codes Index

Updated May 2016

Country Code Edition Language

Albania Technical Conditions Code on Design 1989 English
Algeria Droit de L’urbanisme et de la Construction (Planning and Construction Law), no. 90-29 1990 French
Argentina Reglamentos CIRSOC 1982 – 1992 Spanish
Armenia Republic of Armenia Building Code 2006 2006 Armenian
Australia National Construction Code 2016 English
Austria Austrian Building Regulations / OIB-Guidelines English, German
Azerbaijan Town Planning and Building Code 2012 English, Russian,
Azerbaijani
Bahrain GSO ISO 22111:2013 Bases for Design of Structures — General Requirements 2013 English, Arabic
Bangladesh Bangladesh National Building Code (BNBC) 2012 English
Belgium Eurocodes 0-9; NBN EN 1998-1-6 French, Dutch
Benin N/A
Bolivia Reglamento Boliviano de Construcciones 2012 Spanish
Bosnia and Herzegovina N/A
Botswana Building Control Regulations 1981 English
Brazil Brazilian Building Code (Código de Obras e Edificações) Portuguese
Bulgaria Eurocodes National Annexes 2012 Bulgarian, English
Cambodia N/A
Cameroon N/A
Canada National Building Code of Canada 2010 English, French
Chad N/A
Chile Ordenanza General de Urbanismo y Construcciones 2014 Spanish
China Building Code of the People’s Republic of China 2012 Chinese
Colombia Reglamento Colombiano de Construccion Sismo Resistente NSR-10 2010 Spanish
Costa Rica Reglamento de Construcciones (Building Regulations) 1983 Spanish
Côte d'Ivoire N/A
Croatia Zakon O Prostornom Uredenju I Gradnji (The Law on Spatial Planning and Construction) 2013 Croatian
Cyprus Eurocodes 0-9; National Annexes for Eurocodes Greek, English
Czech Republic On Town and Country Planning and Building Code (Building Act) 2001 Czech, English
Denmark Eurocodes 0-9; National Annexes for Building Structures Danish, English
Dominican Republic MOPC de la República Dominicana 2011 Spanish
Ecuador Código Ecuatoriano de la Construcción. Requisitos Generales de Diseño 2001 Spanish
Egypt 100 - Basic Infrastructure Codes; 200 - Structural Buildings Codes; 300 Building Work 1964 – English, Arabic
Services Codes: 400 - Complementary Work Codes; 500 - Environmental Engineering; 600 - present
Architectural Concepts; 700 - Technical Specification for Building Systems; 800 - Technical
Specification of Work Items; 900 - Documents of Contracts
El Salvador N/A
Estonia Building Act 2015 Estonian
Ethiopia Ethiopian Building Code Standard EBCS-1-95 Through EBCS 11-95 1995 English

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Finland National Building Code of Finland 2012 English
France Eurocodes 0-9; and Code de la Construction et de L’habitation 2015 French
Georgia Draft Building Code 2015 Georgian
Germany Eurocodes 0-9 2012 German
Ghana Ministry of Water Resources, Works and Housing 1996 English
Greece New Building Regulations 2012 Greek
Guatemala Normas de Construcción (Construction Standards) 2010 Spanish
Guyana National Building Codes 2012 English
Honduras Código Hondureño de Construcción : Reglamentación de Construcción y Normas Técnicas 2000 Spanish
Complementarias.
Hong Kong SAR The Buildings Ordinance English
Hungary Hungarian Governmental Decree 211/2012 (Vii. 30.) Amending the 253/1997 (Xii. 20.) 1997 Hungarian
Governmental Decree about the National Requirements of Building and Town Planning
(Building Code)
Iceland Act on Constructions No. 160/2010 2002 English, Icelandic
India National Building Code of India (NBC 2005) 2005 English
Indonesia Law on Buildings 2002 English
Iran National Building Codes
Ireland Eurocodes 0-9; and Building Regulations 1997 – 2014 2002 – 2014 English
Israel Israel Building Code English, Russian,
Hebrew, Arabic
Italy Ente Nazionale Italiano Di Unificazione - UNI Italian
Jamaica Jamacian Building Code English
Japan Building Standard Law of Japan 2013 English
Jordan Jordanian National Building Code, Law No. (7) of 1993 1993 Arabic
Kazakhstan On the Architecture, Urban Planning, and Building in the Republic of Kazakhstan 2012 English, Russian
Kenya Planning and Building Regulations 2009 English
Korea, Rep. Building Act 2013 Korean, English
Kuwait GSO ISO 22111:2013 Bases for Design of Structures — General Requirements 2013 English, Arabic
Kyrgyz Republic Urban Planning Code of the Kyrgyz Republic Russian,
Macedonian
Latvia General Construction Regulations; Latvian Construction Standard Lbn 002-01 Thermotechnics 1997 – 2011 Latvian
of Building Envelopes; Latvian Construction Standard Lbn 201-10 “Fire Safety of Structures”
Lebanon Lebanese Construction Law No. 646 2004 Arabic
Lesotho Building Control Act, Act No. 8 1995 English
Lithuania Building Technical Regulations English, Lithuanian
Luxembourg Eurocodes 0-9 2011 French
Macedonia, FYR Rules of Standards and Norms for the Design of Buildings 2001 Macedonian
Madagascar Urbanisation and Habitation Code, Decree No. 63-192 & Decree 2010-234 2010 Malagasy, French
Malawi N/A
Malaysia Malaysian Uniform Building By-Laws (UBBL) English, Malay
Mali N/A
Malta Building Regulation Act of 2011 2011 Maltese, English
Mauritania N/A

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Mauritius Building Control Act 2012 2012 English
Mexico Reglamento de Construcciones para el Distrito Federal; and Mexico City Building Code Spanish
Mongolia Mongolian Building Code, Norms and Related Standards (BCNS) Mongolian
Montenegro Construction Law 2008 2008 English, Bosnian,
Serbian
Morocco General Regulations for Construction (Réglement Général de Construction, RGC 2013 French
Mozambique Diploma 1976 (1960); Decree 2/2004 (Private Construction); Decree 54/2005 (Public Works); Portuguese
and Other Legislation
Myanmar Myanmar National Building Code 2012 English
Namibia South Africa National Standard SANS 10400-2011 2011 English
Nepal Nepal National Building Code 1994 English
Netherlands Bouwbesluit 2012; and Eurocodes 2012 Dutch
New Zealand New Zealand Building Code Handbook 2014 English
Nicaragua Reglamento Nacional de la Construcción 2007 Spanish
Nigeria National Building Code 2006 English
Norway Forskrift Om Tekniske Krav Til Byggverk (Byggteknisk Forskrift) (Regulation on Technical 2010 Norwegian
Requirements for Construction Works (Building Code)
Oman GSO ISO 22111:2013 Bases for Design of Structures — General Requirements 2013 English, Arabic
Pakistan Building Code of Pakistan 2007 English
Panama Reglamento Para el Diseño Estructural en la República de Panamá 2004 2004 Spanish
Paraguay N/A
Peru National Building Regulations; Technical Building Standard, 2003 Spanish
E.030 Earthquake Resistant Standards
Philippines National Structural Code of the Philippines; and Philippines National Building Code 2005 – 2010 English
Poland Polish Regulation Concerning Building Technical Requirements and Building Localization 2002 English, Polish
Portugal Eurocodes 0-9 2012 Portuguese
Qatar GSO ISO 22111:2013 Bases for Design of Structures — General Requirements; 2013 – 2014 English, Arabic
Qatar Construction Specifications (Qcs) 2014
Romania Codul Amenajarii Teritoriului Si Al Urbanismului (Code of Urbanism and Spatial Planning) 2011 Romanian
Russian Federation Urban Planning Code of the Russian Federation 2004 English, Russian
Saudi Arabia Saudi Building Code; GSO ISO 22111:2013 Bases for Design of Structures — 2007 – 2013 Arabic
General Requirements
Senegal Decree No. 2009-1450 of 30 December 2009 on the Regulatory Part of the Town Planning 2009 French
Code (Decret N° 2009-1450 du 30 Décembre 2009 Portant Partie Règlementaire du Code de
L’urbanisme)
Serbia Law on Planning and Construction (Official Gazette of the Republic of Serbia, No. 72/2009) 2009 English
Singapore Building Control Act; Code of Practice on Buildability 1999 – 2014 English
Slovak Republic On territorial planning and the building code (the building Act) 2010 English, Slovak
Slovenia Building Regulations English, Slovenian
South Africa SABS 10160 Basis of Structural Design and Actions for Buildings and Industrial Structures. 2009 English
(Parts 1-8); and Others
Spain Código Técnico de la Edificación Spanish
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Extraordinary No 392/9 Under Section 8 of Urban Development Authority Law No 41 1986 English
Sweden Planning and Building Act SFS 2010:900; Planning and Building Ordinance SFS 2011:338 2010 – 2012 Swedish, English
Switzerland Canton Building Codes and Construction Laws German

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Taiwan Building Act 2011 English

Tajikistan Town Planning Code of the Republic of Tajikistan 2012 English, German,
Russian
Tanzania N/A
Thailand Building Control Act B.e. 2522 (1979); Ministry Regulation No.48 1979 – 2008 Thai, English
Trinidad and Tobago N/A
Tunisia N/A
Turkey TS498-1987 (Rev 11/97) Design Loads for Buildings; TS500-Feb 2000 Requirements for Design 2000 English, Turkish
and Construction of Reinforced Concrete Structures; TS648-Dec 1980 Building Code for Steel
Structures
Uganda Physical Planning Act 2010 English
Ukraine State Building Codes of Ukraine Ukrainian
United Arab Emirates Gulf Building Code 2016 English, Arabic
United Kingdom Eurocodes 0-9; and Building Regulations 2004 English
United States International Building Code (promulgated at state/local level – edition varies) 2015 English
Uruguay N/A
Uzbekistan Urban Planning Code of the Republic of Uzbekistan 1998 English, Kazakh,
Russian, Tajik,
Uzbek
Venezuela Especificaciones Generales Para Edificios (General Building Specifications) 1987 Spanish
Vietnam Vietnam Building Code Parts I – Iii (Ministry of Construction) 1997 Vietnamese
Zambia Town and Country Planning Act, Cap 283 1997 English
N/A = no known national code; codes may be adopted locally in some cases

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