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Regulated Activities
If the proposed business is engaged in regulated activities, licences prior to registration is required.
Banking services (Licence from the Bank of Mauritius)
The Bank of Mauritius is the regulator of banking services.
Website: www.bom.mu
Address:
Sir William Newton Street,
Port Louis
Tel: (230) 208 4164, Fax: (230) 208 9204
Telex: 4253 MAUBNK IW - 4253 B MAUBNK IW
Email: bomrd@bom.intnet.mu
Governor's Office: bgovernor.office@bom.intnet.mu
Non-bank financial sector (Licence from the Financial Services Commission)
The Financial Services Commission (FSC) is the regulator for the non-bank financial services sector.
Website: www.fscmauritius.org
Address:
FSC House
54, Cybercity, Ebene
Tel: (230) 403 7000
Fax: (230) 467 7172
Email: fscmauritius@intnet.mu
Internet Service Provider (Licence from ICTA)
The ICTA is the national regulator for the ICT sector and Postal Services in Mauritius.
Website: www.icta.mu
Address:
Level 12, The Celicourt
6, Sir Celicourt Antelme Street
Port Louis
Tel: (230) 211 5333/4
Fax: (230) 211 9444
Email: icta@intnet.mu
Freeport activities (Licence from BOI and MRA)
Individuals must obtain a Freeport certificate from the Board of Investment and a licence from MRA.
BOI Website
Address:
Level 10, One Cathedral Square Building
16 Jules Koenig Street
Port Louis
Tel: (230) 203 3800
Fax: (230) 210 8560
Email: contact@investmauritius.com
MRA Website
Address:
Ehram Court,
Cnr Mgr. Gonin & Sir Virgil Naz Streets
Port Louis.
Tel: (230) 207 6000
Fax: (230) 211 8099
Hotline: (230) 207 6010
Email: HeadOffice@mra.mu
Tourism activities (License of the Tourism Authority)
The Tourism Authority supervises the overall operations of tourist enterprises and issue guidelines for the development of the tourism industry.
Website: www.govmu.org
Address:
Tourism and Leisure Division
Level 12, Air Mauritius Centre,
John Kennedy Street,
Port Louis
Tel: +230 211 7930
Fax: +230 208 6776
Email: mtou@mail.govmu.org
Australia
June 1995
Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI)
Austria
September 2014
Austrian Federal Economic Chamber
China
April 1997
China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) - Beijing
China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission - Shanghai
November 1998
CCPIT Guangdong Sub-Council
September 2008
CCPIT Qingdao
May 2007
CCPIT Qingdao
Comores
April 2017
L´Union des Chambres de Commerce, d´Industrie et d´Agriculture
Djibouti
August 2008
Chamber of Commerce of Djibouti
Estonia
September 2015
Estonia Chamber of Commerce and Industry
France
September 1996
l’Assemblée des Chambres Françaises de Commerce et d’Industrie (ACFCI)
India
November 1985
Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI)
May 1996
Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)
June 1995
Tamil Nadu Chamber of Commerce and Industry
January 2004
India International Trade Center
May 2004
Seafood Exporters Association of India
October 2005
Seafood Exporters Association of India
Kenya
January 2011
The Kenya National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KNCCI)
Madagascar
November 2004
Fédération des Chambres de Commerce, d’Industrie, d’Artisanat et d’Agriculture de Madagascar
Malaysia
August 1994
The National Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Malaysia
June 2005
Malaysian Associated Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry
Mozambique
September 2012
Chamber of Commerce of Mozambique
Nigeria
June 2019
Nigeria Association of Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Mines and Agriculture
Pakistan
October 2004
The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI)
Réunion
June 1995
Chambre of Commerce and d’Industrie de la Réunion
March 2002
L’Association pour le Développement Industriel de la Réunion
Russia
May 2007
Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation
Seychelles
November 2005
Seychelles Chamber of Commerce and Industry
April 2014
Seychelles Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Slovakia
September 2018
Slovak Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI)
South Africa
September 2016
South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Sri Lanka
May 2004
National Chamber of Commerce of Sri Lanka
Taiwan
September 2017
Taiwan External Trade Development Council
Tanzania
January 2011
The Tanzania Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture (TCCIA)
Thailand
August 2004
The Federation of Thai Industries (F.T.I)
February 2013
TUSKON
Turkey
August 2014
DEIK (Foreign Economic Relations Board)
TOBB (The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey)
