The Standards and Quality Authority has announced that the Afghan government’s leadership has approved 49 national standards following their endorsement by the Economic Commission and the completion of the required technical procedures.
The newly approved standards cover a wide range of sectors, including construction materials, telecommunications, food and agricultural products, medicines, cosmetics, textiles, leather, paper, environmental protection, chemicals, plastics, medical equipment and mining.
According to the authority, the new standards are intended to improve the quality of products and services, bring greater consistency to markets, strengthen public health and safety, and ensure more effective monitoring of standards implementation.