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

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

Implanté depuis 1996 à Châtellerault, France, le CRITT SPORT LOISIRS n’a cessé d’évoluer et fort de ses nombreux laboratoires d’essais accrédités ISO/CEI17025 , le CRITT SPORT LOISIRS est naturellement devenu un organisme notifié Européen au titre de la directive 89/686/CE relatif aux équipements de protection individuelle.

In 2016, following the repeal of this directive in favor of the new EU regulation 2016/425, the European rules for becoming a notified body have evolved. The obligation to be accredited to the ISO/CEI 17065:2012 standard incompatible with the consulting activities of CRITT SPORT LOISIRS thus forced it to separate from its certification branch and to create its first subsidiary ALIENOR CERTIFICATION which became a notified body under the EU 2016/425 regulation on personal protective equipment.