CARICOM Regional Organisation for Standards and Quality
The CARICOM Regional Organisation for Standards and Quality (CROSQ) is a regional standards body for the Caribbean Community CARICOM-bloc of countries formed by agreement in 2002 in Belize City, Belize.[1] The body is presently headquartered in Bridgetown, Barbados. It replaced a prior regional institution known as the Caribbean Common Market Standards Council (CCMSC) formed in 1976.[2]
Partnering national bureaus
- Antigua and Barbuda – Antigua and Barbuda Bureau of Standards [1]
- Barbados – Barbados National Standards Institution [2]
- The Bahamas – Ministry of Lands and Local Government
- Belize – Belize Bureau of Standards [3]
- Dominica – Dominica Bureau of Standards [4]
- Guyana – Guyana National Bureau of Standards [5]
- Grenada – Grenada Bureau of Standards [6]
- Jamaica – Bureau of Standards Jamaica [7]
- Montserrat – Ministry of Economic Development and Trade Department-Development Unit
- Saint Lucia – St. Lucia Bureau of Standards [8]
- Saint Kitts and Nevis – St. Kitts and Nevis Bureau of Standards
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – St. Vincent and the Grenadines Bureau of Standards
- Suriname – Surinaams Standaarden Bureau [9]
- Trinidad and Tobago – Trinidad and Tobago Bureau of Standards [10]
See also
- World Standards Day
- Bureau international des poids et mesures (BIPM)
- International Standards Organisation (ISO)
References
- ^ Staff writer (2024). "CARICOM Regional Organization for Standards and Quality (CROSQ)". UIA Global Civil Society Database. uia.org. Brussels, Belgium: Union of International Associations. Yearbook of International Organizations Online. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
- ^ Staff writer (2024). "Caribbean Common Market Standards Council (CCMSC)". UIA Global Civil Society Database. uia.org. Brussels, Belgium: Union of International Associations. Yearbook of International Organizations Online. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
External links
- Official website, – CARICOM Regional Organisation for Standards and Quality Archived 2019-08-16 at the Wayback Machine (official website)