12:44 - 13.11.2026

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November 13, Fineko/abc.az. Currently, of the accreditation certificates in force in the country, 184 are for testing laboratories, 36 for calibration laboratories and 94 for inspection bodies.

Quality manager of the Azerbaijan Accreditation Center (AzAK), Laman Salmanova, made the relevant statement at an educational event for media representatives on the topic "Accreditation in the field of conformity assessment, its social significance and role in quality assurance".

She also provided statistics on other areas. Salmanova added that 20 certificates were issued to product certification bodies, 20 to certification bodies for individuals and 15 to organizations for certification of management systems.

Speaking about the results of the past period of this year, the representative of AzAK stressed that for Jan-Sept 2026, 92 applications for accreditation were registered, as well as 101 certificates were issued and issued.

According to Salmanova, 52 certificates were issued to testing laboratories and 27 to calibration laboratories for Jan-Sept 2026.

In addition, 8 certificates were issued to certification bodies for goods, services and works, 4 ones to management system certification organizations, 4 ones to certification bodies for individuals and 6 ones to inspection organizations.

By Elmir Muradov