National electrical code 1996 this 1996 edition of the national electrical code nfpa 70 1996 was adopted by the national fire protection association inc on may 25 1995 . National electrical code 1996 book read reviews from worlds largest community for readers the national electrical code is the most widely recognized a. National electrical code 1996 national fire protection association national fire protection . Illustrated changes in the 1996 necode a new nec is on tap with some of the most far reaching changes ever made as we begin the next 100 years code part 2 of a 4 part seriesthis analysis of the changes represented in the 1996 edition of the national electrical code nec covers only the most significant of the many changes