The IEC welcomes Uzbekistan as its newest Associate Member.

The Uzbek Agency for Technical Regulation under the Ministry of Investments and Foreign Trade will host the IEC National Committee of Uzbekistan.

“We are very excited that Uzbekistan has joined the IEC. By joining our global community, experts from Uzbekistan will be able to participate actively in the development of international standards and conformity assessment services, ensure that their needs are addressed and implement international best practices. This is a further step towards global collaboration”, stated the IEC Secretary General and CEO Philippe Metzger.

Uzbekistan has been part of the IEC community since October 2015 when it joined the IEC Affiliate Country Programme (ACP). As part of its participation in the ACP, Uzbekistan adopted 720 international standards at the national level and established its National Electrotechnical Committee (NEC) in 2019 with representatives from the public and private sectors.

“By becoming a member of the IEC, we seek to further strengthen our engagement with the international standardization community. The use of standards enables our industry to increase its competitive advantage at the global level and helps to eliminate technical trade barriers. We look forward to our collaboration with the IEC community,” noted Secretary to the IEC National Committee of Uzbekistan Abdulloh Orifboev.

With the membership of Uzbekistan, the IEC now has a total of 89 members from around the world in addition to the 85 countries participating in the Affiliate Country Programme.