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The Mauritius Accreditation Service (MAURITAS)
MAURITAS is the sole national accreditation body and has been established under the Mauritius Accreditation Service Act 1998 as a department within the Ministry responsible for the subject of Industry to provide a national, unified service for the accreditation of calibration and testing laboratories, inspection bodies and certification bodies.
MAURITAS is responsible for the accreditation of:
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Certification bodies to ISO/IEC 17021-1 - Conformity assessment - Requirements for bodies providing audit and certification of management systems;
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Product Certification bodies to ISO/IEC 17065 - Conformity assessment - Requirements for bodies certifying products, processes and services;
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Laboratories (testing and calibration) to ISO/IEC 17025 - General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories;
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Medical laboratories to ISO 15189 - Medical laboratories - Particular requirements for quality and competence;
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Inspection bodies to ISO/IEC 17020 - Requirements for the operation of various types of bodies performing inspection.
MAURITAS certificates are a formal recognition that an organization is technically competent to perform specific tasks.
MAURITAS
RECOGNISED BY ILAC MRA and IAF MLA
MAURITAS was admitted as a signatory member to the ILAC MRA
and the IAF MLA on 04 October 2018 and 17 October 2018
respectively. Further to the 2018 Joint IAF-ILAC Annual
Meetings on 22-31 October, the certificates of recognition
were presented to the Director of MAURITAS on 30 October 2018.
The IAF MLA scope of MAURITAS has been extended to include the
Sub-scope: Level 4: ISO/TS 22003; Sub-scope: Level 5: ISO
22000 for Food Safety Management System since 05 November
2020.
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Latest News
- MAURITAS Grants New Accreditation to the SGS (Mauritius)
Ltd – Testing Laboratories
MAURITAS has granted accreditation to the SGS (Mauritius) Ltd – Testing Laboratories, on 05 September 2025, in accordance with the international standard ISO/IEC 17025.
This followed a rigorous assessment process, including a comprehensive on-site evaluation conducted by a team of MAURITAS assessors.
The laboratory has been accredited for testing in the chemical, biological, and textiles & garments fields, covering a total of 350 parameters.
The Certificate and Schedule of Accreditation for the laboratory are available here. -
The second Accreditation Cycle of the C-LAB
INTERNATIONAL LTD (C-LAB DARNE) has been extended from 21
August 2025 to 20 November 2025 by the Accreditation Committee.
- Publication of new Information Security Management Standard - ISO/IEC 27006-1:2024 and IAF MD 29:2024
- Publication of new Food Safety Standards-ISO 22003-1:2022 and IAF MD 27:2023
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ILAC/IAF Mutual Recognition Arrangement
Our Vision
- Achieving International Recognition
Our Mission
- To provide a national, impartial and transparent mechanism for the accreditation of laboratories, certification and inspection bodies.
- To achieve international recognition by becoming signatory to International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation Mutual Recognition Arrangements (ILAC MRA) and International Accreditation Forum Multilateral Recognition Arrangement (IAF MLA).
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