The CARlCOM Regional Organization for Standards and Quality Act

[1st February 2005]

1. This Act may be cited as the CARlCOM Regional Organization for Standards and Quality Act

2. In this Act-

"Agreement" means the Agreement establishing the CARICOM Regional Organization for Standards and Quality signed on behalf of Jamaica on the 4th day of February, 2002 (the text of which is set out in the Schedule) and includes the Annexes to the Agreement, the Protocol to the Agreement, and the Annexes to the Protocol, and any amendments to, or substitutions of those documents that are or will become binding on Jamaica from time to time.

3. The provisions of the Agreement shall have the force of law in Jamaica.

4. Where any amendment to the Agreement is accepted by the Government, the Minister shall, by order, subject to affirmative resolution, amend the Schedule by including therein the amendment so accepted.

5.-(1)The Minister may make regulations

(a)providing for any matter that is necessary or desirable for the purposes of implementing the Agreement or any arrangement that is concluded between Jamaica and any other signatory to the Agreement; and

(b) prescribing offences in respect of or non-compliance with any provisions of any regulations made under this section, and prescribing fines that may, on summary conviction, imposed in respect of any such offence.

(2) Regulations made under subsection (1) shall be subject to affirmative resolution.

6. This Act binds the Crown.

SCHEDULE

AGREEMENT ESTABLISHING THE CARICOM REGIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR STANDARDS AND QUALITY

The States Parties:

Recognising that liberalisation and globalisation in the world economy have intensified international competitiveness in the production of goods and services;

Conscious that the Caribbean Community is extremely wlnerable to penetration by products of sub-standard quality and specifications which could have serious. negative implications for consumer welfare and the integrity of the regional environment;

Aware that the establishment of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy constitutes the measured institutional response to current developments present in the international economy as a means of safeguarding and promoting fundamental values of the peoples of the Caribbean Communily. 

Acknowledging that the dcvclopi~rmt and application of harmonised standards, technical regulations. conformity assessment procedures and metrology arc essential for the efficient operation of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy and, in particular, the international competitiveness of goods and services produced or provided in the Caribbean Community;

Conscious further that the fornulation and application of internationally accepted standards. technical regulations. conformity assessment procedures and metrology on a regional basis would be cost-effective and enhance the international competitiveness of goods and services produced or provided in the CARICOM Single Wet and Economy;

Convinced that the development of regional standards, technical regulations. conformity assessment procedures and metrology would facilitate the operations and improve the delivery of national standards bodies of Member States of the Caribbean Community

Noting that the fonnal establishment of an inter-governmental regional standardizing organisation would entitle it to recognition by competent standardizing international organizations resulting in important benefits to the Mcnibcr States of the Caribbean Community in terms of technical assistance.

 

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