However, the level of quality infrastructure
in the Region varies considerably.
The MDCs have well-developed national
standards bodies and are working to improve
accreditation services. But in many
smaller Member States, the national standards
bodies are very small and can only
provide a limited number of services. At the
regional level, in 2003, CARICOM established
the Caribbean Regional Organisation
for Standards and Quality (CROSQ) as an
intergovernmental organisation.