Algeria’s Minister of Housing, Mohamed Tarek Belaribi, has revealed that a new construction law is currently in its final preparation stages, set to introduce comprehensive mechanisms to resolve the longstanding issue of non-compliant buildings across the country.
Speaking exclusively to dzwatch, Minister Belaribi confirmed that the new legislation will replace the obstacles embedded in Law 08-15 of July 20, 2008, which governed building conformity standards. He noted that 17 years after that law’s enactment, notable progress has been achieved — with 543,121 files approved out of 1,193,794 submitted, and 276,962 construction contracts issued.
However, implementation faced persistent hurdles preventing full compliance for many structures. The minister stressed that the upcoming law aims to establish a modern, all-encompassing framework capable of addressing every possible field scenario, including unfinished constructions and legacy buildings that predate current regulations.
The new law is expected to mark a turning point in Algeria’s urban governance, bringing thousands of irregular constructions into legal compliance while reinforcing national building safety standards.
