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 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.
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Latest News
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The Accreditation of Chemco Ltd is under voluntary suspension since 18 November 2019.
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MAURITAS Transition Peer Evaluation on 01-03 July 2019. Click here for further details.
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Training on ISO/IEC 17025:2017, organised by MAURITAS and funded by the EU, has been scheduled. Click here for further details.
- 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
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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).
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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