Standards

This standard applies to the labelling of individual packages and cartons of tobacco products intended for retail sale in the Caribbean Community. This standard specifies the information, the method of display of such information, the wording and presentation of health warnings to be included on the labels of retail packages of tobacco products intended to be sold in the Caribbean Community. This standard does not apply to the labelling of cases of such individual packages or cartons, irrespective of sizes, provided the cases are not displayed or used at the point of sale.

This standard specifies the information, the method of display of such information, the wording and presentation of health warnings to be included on the labels of retail packages of tobacco products intended to be sold in Guyana. 1.2 This standard applies to the labelling of individual packages and cartons of tobacco products intended for retail sale in Guyana. 1.3 This standard does not apply to the labelling of cases of such individual packages or cartons, irrespective of sizes, provided the cases are not displayed or used at the point of sale. 1.4 All manufacturers, importers, distributors, retailers and other entities engaged in the production and/or trade of tobacco products within Guyana shall comply with all the requirements of this standard

This standard prescribes the wording of a warning notice and its presentation to the consumers in advertisements for cigarettes on television, radio, press, posters and other media of communication. It also covers the requirements for the advertising of other tobacco products. Certain types of promotional materials and advertisements are excluded (See 3.7).

This standard shall be applied to the production and processing of raw to heat-treated liquid milk and factory milk for human consumption. Additionally, it covers the composition and labelling of fluid milk, and fluid milk products such as pasteurised, flavoured, condensed and evaporated milk. Since the sale of raw milk for direct consumption by the end-consumer is not recommended, this standard does not establish requirements for the sale of raw milk directly to the end consumer.

Additionally, it does not cover related milk products such as fermented milk products and cheeses. 

This International Standard describes the fundamentals of product certification and provides guidelines for understanding, developing, operating or maintaining certification schemes for products, processes and services. It is intended for use by all with an interest in product certification, and especially by certification scheme owners.

NOTE 1 In this International Standard the term “product” can also be read as “process” or “service”, except in those instances where separate provisions are stated for “processes” or “services”. Definitions of product, process and service are given in ISO/IEC 17065.

NOTE 2 The certification of products, processes and services is a third-party conformity assessment activity (see ISO/IEC 17000) carried out by product ertification bodies. The requirements for product certification bodies are specified in ISO/IEC 17065.

This standard applies to the labelling of individual packages and cartons of tobacco products intended for retail sale in the Caribbean Community. It specifies the information, the method of display of such information, the wording and presentation of health warnings to be included on the labels of retail packages of tobacco products intended to be sold in the Caribbean Community. But it does not apply to the labelling of cases of such individual packages or cartons, irrespective of sizes, provided the cases are not displayed or used at the point of sale.

This CARICOM Regional Standard provides requirements for implementation and maintenance of a food safety and sanitation programme for tourism establishments.

While these requirements may be applicable to other establishments where food is prepared and served, for the purposes of this document the standard applies to all food premises which are part of the tourism establishment.

This standard applies to structures, and food transport vehicles and associated equipment, fixtures and fittings used by the food business in the tourism establishment.

This standard does not apply to organisations such as government ministries, regulatory departments and agencies, associations and statutory bodies that do not provide a tourism related service.

This CARICOM Regional Standard specifies requirements for a water treatment management and efficiency programme for tourism establishments including:

a)    the definition of terms common to water service providers;

b)    basic requirements for drinking water supply and treatment systems;

c)     guidelines for objectives, service assessment criteria and related performance indicators;

d)    benchmarks for measuring performance of water management, treatment and efficiency.

This standard does not apply to:

a)    organisations such as government ministries, regulatory departments and agencies, associations and statutory bodies that do not provide a tourism related service; and

b)    objectives set forth by the national water authority and other relevant agencies which are to be achieved through implementation of national standards and compliance obligations.