ALIENOR CERTIFICATION is part of a group whose parent company is the CRITT SPORT LOISIRS, a non-profit association under the law of 1901.

In 1988, the CRITT SPORT LOISIRS was created by the will of the public authorities and university research in order to develop new industrial activities by participating in the creation of innovative products. The aim was therefore to act as an interface between research, businesses and public institutions.

Established since 1996 in Châtellerault, France, CRITT SPORT LOISIRS has continued to evolve and with its tests laboratories, ISO/IEC 17025 accredited by COFRAC, CRITT SPORT LOISIRS over time became a European Notified Body under the Directive 89/686/EC relating to Personal Protective Equipment.

In 2016, following the repeal of this directive in favour of the new EU Regulation 2016/425, the European rules for becoming a Notified Body evolved. The accreditation to the ISO/IEC 17065 standard was necessary, to ensure impartiality, therefore its certification branch was detached and its first subsidiary and Notified Body ALIÉNOR CERTIFICATION was created in 2017, under EU Regulation 2016/425 on Personal Protective Equipment.