The Adaptation of the Local Private Sector to the International Standards' Requirements

The national standardization system of the Republic of Azerbaijan has been undergoing the significant reforms to meet the requirements of accession to the World Trade Organization and the process of integration into the European Union. In accordance with these reforms, existing national regulations are being replaced by strict international standarts. In this process, it is necessary to bring the private sector in line with the new principles of standardization system, which is not easy and requires large investments. In the paper the authors analyses the changes applied to the existing national system of standartization, as well as aspects related to such a reform.