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:
• Certification bodies to ISO/IEC 17021-1 - Conformity assessment
-- Requirements for bodies providing audit and certification of management
systems
• Laboratories (testing and calibration) to ISO/IEC 17025 - General
requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories
• Medical laboratories to ISO 15189 - Medical laboratories -- Particular
requirements for quality and competence
• Inspection bodies are accredited to ISO/IEC 17020 - General criteria
for the operation of various types of bodies performing inspection standards.
MAURITAS certificates are a formal recognition that an organization is technically competent to perform specific tasks.
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MAURITAS ACHIEVES
INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION <New>
MAURITAS has been admitted as an Arrangement Member to the AFRAC MRA
(African Accreditation Cooperation Mutual Recognition Arrangement) on
the 28th September 2018. AFRAC being signatory to the ILAC MRA and IAF
MLA, makes MAURITAS de facto internationally recognized by ILAC and
IAF.
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MAURITAS is currently undertaking its annual survey on the services it offers. Feedback from applicant and accredited Conformity Assessment Bodies (CABs) are compiled and reviewed by the MAURITAS management team to enable efficient service provision. We are requesting you to click on the link below and answer these few questions. We appreciate your responses and endeavor to serve you better.
World Accreditation Day 2018 – Delivering a Safer World’
Infographic information by ILAC MCC
Implementation Plan for ISO/IEC 17021-3:2017
Transition Plan for ISO/IEC 17011:2017
MAURITAS Transition Plan for ISO/IEC 17025:2017
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).
Our Performance Indicators for 2018-2019
| # | Performance Indicators | Targets |
| 1 | To maintain the number of assessments to be carried out | 40 |
| 2 | To have Technical Assessors / Experts participating in conclaves | At least 30 |
| 3 | Number of new accreditation granted | At least 5 |
| 4 | To ensure that assessments are being carried out within the scheduled timelines | Within 1 month from scheduled dates |
| 5 | To ensure that Accreditation Reports are being prepared within scheduled timelines | Within 1.5 months from clearance of all non-conformities |
| 6. | To ensure Accreditation Reports are submitted to the Accreditation Committee for decision making | Within 1 month from signature of reports by Assessment Team |
| 7. | To ensure internal audits are carried out as scheduled in Internal Audit Plan | Within 15 days from scheduled months |
| 8. | To ensure that MAURITAS documents are issued in a timely manner | Within 1.5 months after review of document |
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