The CARICOM Regional Organisation for Standards and Quality (CROSQ) and The Pan American Standards Commission (COPANT) today formalised its strategic alliance with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding.
The MOU, signed by Chairman of CROSQ, Mrs. Anthea Ishmael and President of COPANT, Mr. Joe Bhati, is intended to foster greater cooperation in the field of standardisation and conformity assessment, based on international principles and regulations.
The agreement was signed at the COPANT General Assembly and Strategic Planning Session, which will conclude today, April 15, 2015, in Mexico. The agreement, which also recognises the need for worldwide international standards, sets the stage for collaboration between contributing hemispheric organisations, and encourages the exchange of information, views, capacity building programmes and instruments of standards development, adoption, implementation and quality assurance between COPANT and CROSQ Member States, namely the members of CARICOM.
CROSQ is regional centre for promoting efficiency and competitive production in goods and services, through the process of standardisation and the verification of quality. Headquartered in Barbados, it aims to support international competitiveness for the enhancement of social and economic development of the region. COPANT comprises the National Standards Bodies of all the Americas, inclusive of 34 active members and 10 associate members. It is the reference organisation for technical standardisation and conformity assessment for the countries of the Americas, its members and international peers, and promotes the development of its members.
The MOU is signed by President of COPANT, Mr. Joe Bhati (centre) and Chairman of CROSQ, Mrs. Anthea Ishmael (right), while Executive Secretary of COPANT, Mrs. Kory Eguino (left) looks on.
