Baku:A total of 620 new state standards were adopted in Azerbaijan between January and September 2026, as stated by Ilgar Hasanov, Deputy Chairman of the State Agency for Antimonopoly and Consumer Market Control under the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan. This announcement was made during a media training session dedicated to World Standards Day.

According to Azeri-Press news agency, the number of new state standards adopted during the same period last year was 221, marking a 2.8-time increase, or 180.5% rise, year-on-year.

Ilgar Hasanov highlighted that the newly adopted standards in the first nine months of 2026 include 92 in the transport sector, 62 in food technology and agriculture, and 43 in the furniture sector. He also pointed out a significant increase in the adoption of state standards over recent years, with 36 state standards adopted in 2021, rising to 345 in 2025, which represents a 9.6-fold increase compared to 2021.