The meeting reviewed the status of the tasks set out in the Action Plan of the State Programme, including the work carried out towards the adoption of referenced standards.

An online meeting was held by the State Agency for Antimonopoly and Consumer Market Control under the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan to review the year-end implementation of the measures set out in the Action Plan of the “State Programme for 2023–2025 on Aligning the National Standardization System with International Requirements”.

In addition to Agency representatives, the meeting was attended by representatives of the Ministry of Energy, the Ministry of Emergency Situations, the Ministry of Digital Development and Transport, the Ministry of Agriculture, the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection of Population and the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources, which are responsible for developing national technical regulations, as well as representatives of Azerbaijan Railways CJSC and the Azerbaijan Automobile Roads State Agency.

Presentations were delivered by Ilgar Hasanov, Adviser to the Chairman of the Agency; Elmaddin Guliyev, Head of the Standardization, Technical Regulation and Certification Division; and representatives of the relevant government authorities.

The presentations covered the status of the tasks set out in the 2025 work plan on the adoption of technical regulations and referenced standards under the State Programme, including the status of draft national technical regulations prepared by various government authorities. Challenges encountered in developing and implementing these draft regulations were also discussed.

The meeting also covered the public hearings and discussions on draft national technical regulations organized jointly by the Agency and the Small and Medium Business Development Agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan this year. It was noted that, at an earlier stage, stakeholders’ comments and proposals on the draft technical regulations had been collected through the Agency’s official website and regularly forwarded to the relevant government authorities.

It should be noted that, in accordance with the Work Plan, the authorized government authorities have prepared a total of 43 draft national technical regulations on the safety of various categories of goods. At the initial stage, these regulations cover widely consumed non-food consumer goods, including detergents, perfumery and cosmetics, fuel and light-industry products, construction materials, tobacco products, electrical and radio-electronic equipment, toys, products for children and adolescents, furniture and other non-food consumer goods.

Note: The “State Programme for 2023–2025 on Aligning the National Standardization System with International Requirements” was approved by Order No. 3721 of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan dated.