L'Azerbaïdjan devient État Membre
The Republic of Azerbaijan acceded to the Metre Convention and became a Member State of the BIPM on 17 August 2026, strengthening its participation in the international measurement system.
Prior to this, Azerbaijan participated in BIPM activities as an Associate.
Full membership will allow Azerbaijan to take an active role in the governance of the BIPM, through voting and representation at the General Conference on Weights and Measures (CGPM), and to contribute to the scientific and technical work coordinated through the BIPM.
Azerbaijan’s engagement with the BIPM
After becoming an Associate on 1 January 2015, Azerbaijan Institute of Metrology (AzMI), joined the CIPM Mutual Recognition Arrangement (CIPM MRA) on 28 January.
Since 2015, AzMI has actively contributed to the realization of the CIPM MRA by:
- building a steadily growing portfolio of Calibration and Measurement Capabilities (CMCs). As of today, AzMI has declared 35 CMCs in the CIPM MRA database (KCDB).
- active engagement in international comparisons, evidenced by participation in 11 key and supplementary comparisons.
AzMI participates in the CIPM MRA as a member of the Euro-Asian Cooperation of National Metrological Institutions (COOMET), the Regional Metrology Organization recognized by the CIPM.