There is a very close relationship among inspection, sampling, testing and measuring. Inspection includes the examination of materials, products, components, assemblies, cargoes and consignments, usually for compliance with specified criteria. It includes visual examination and associated work, and may be more directly focused on products. Certification is a confirmation of...
CROSQ to host 11th EDF EPA TBT Component Closeout Seminar
Conformity Assessment
What is conformity assessment? In its simplest form, conformity assessment is determining (directly or indirectly) if a process, product, materials, services, systems or people meet the specifications of a relevant standard, such as a CARICOM Regional Standards. What is involved in conformity assessment? Conformity assessment can involve one or more...
Metrology
Metrology is the science of measurement and is divided into three fields: • scientific or fundamental metrology; • applied or industrial metrology; and • legal metrology. Scientific Metrology Scientific (or Fundamental or General) metrology deals with the organisation and development of measurement standards (SI Units) and with their maintenance. There...
CARTFund
CDB/CROSQ CARTFUND Project "Strengthening the Capabilities of Testing Laboratories in the Caribbean to Reduce Technical Barriers to Trade" INTRODUCTION This project is funded through the Caribbean Aid for Trade and Regional Integration Trust Fund (CARTFund), a Trust Fund financed by the United Kingdom’s Department for International Development (DFID) and administered...
10th EDF CRIP EPA TBT
CROSQ/INDOCAL/PTB 10th EDF CRIP EPA TBT Project "10TH European Development Fund Caribbean Regional Indicative Programme Economic Partnership Agreement Technical Barriers to Trade Component" INTRODUCTION The Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) component of the 10th European Development Fund – Caribbean Regional Indicative Programme (EDF-CRIP), “Support to the Caribbean Forum of the...