CROSQ, the CARICOM Regional Organisation for Standards and Quality, was established in 2003 by a Caribbean Common Market (CARICOM) Community treaty as an Intergovernmental Organisation and the regional centre for promoting efficiency and competitive production in trade and services, through the process of standardisation and the verification of quality.
Located in Bridgetown, Barbados, CROSQ is the successor to the Caribbean Common Market Standards Council (CCMSC), and supports the CARICOM mandate in the expansion of intra-regional and extra-regional export of goods and services. CROSQ is mandated to represent the interest of the region in international and hemispheric standards work, to promote the harmonisation of metrology systems and standards, and to increase the pace of standards development in the region, as it facilitates the resolution of CARICOM trade disputes where standards are involved.
In the execution of its mandate, CROSQ would serve as the Regional Accreditation Body, and as an enquiry, notification and information point for World Trade Organisation (WTO) related matters on behalf of Member States, and would provide international representation for Member States on Standards related matters.
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Last updated: 1 March 2007