The Azerbaijan Standardization Institute (AZSTAND), operating under the State Agency for Antimonopoly and Consumer Market Control under the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, has adopted 61 new state standards in the fields of railway and road transport, APA-Economics reports, citing AZSTAND.
The purpose of implementing the new state standards is to increase the reliability of railway and road transport infrastructure, ensure road traffic safety, improve the classification and terminology of vehicles, establish requirements for the safe securing of cargo during transportation, as well as introduce unified requirements for technical equipment and relevant systems and ensure compliance with international standards.
The new state standards were adopted by AZSTAND based on proposals submitted by the Technical Committee on Standardization for Transport and Transport Infrastructure (AZSTAND/TC 43), established under the Ministry of Digital Development and Transport, and have been included in the State Fund of Normative Documents on Standardization.