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NFPA regulations

Special Notice on NFPA Regulations (PDF, 145 KB)
A2013 and Preceding Revision Cycles: Regulations Governing Committee Projects (PDF, 268 KB)
F2013 and Subsequent Revision Cycles: Regulations Governing the Development of NFPA Standards (PDF, 491 KB)

Special notice:

In November 2010, the NFPA Board of Directors approved a comprehensive set of revisions to the NFPA Regulations Governing Committee Projects, the regulations that govern NFPA’s standards development process. These regulations are called "Regulations Governing the Development of NFPA Standards". These regulations, which include changes to some familiar terms and adds some new terms, are in effect for standards reporting in the Fall 2013 Revision Cycle and all subsequent revision cycles.

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Standards development process For NFPA Standards reporting in the Fall 2013 and subsequent revision cycles.
Previous process (A13 and preceding cycles) For NFPA Standards reporting in the Annual 2013 and preceding cycles.
History of the standards development process Download a detailed history of NFPA's codes and standards-making process