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Disciplinary Procedure

We comply with the ethical and conduct codes in our professional activity and are aware of the disciplinary procedures applicable in case of non-compliance.

Code of Ethics and Conduct

All IMEB Members are obliged to comply with the code of ethics of the Professional Association to which they belong and, additionally, with the Rules of Conduct included in the document "Registration and Disciplinary Procedures for IMEB Members".

  1. Code of Ethics CSCIM (ENG)
  2. Code of ethics OdE (ENG)
  3. Registration and Disciplinary Procedures (ENG)

Disciplinary Procedures

Complaints relating to the professional work of an IMEB Member will be processed in accordance with the disciplinary procedures of the Professional Association to which the Member belongs, since the High Council of Official Colleges of Mining Engineers of Spain and the Ordem dos Engenheiros of Portugal are the organisations with the legal capacity to act.

Disciplinary procedures are included in:

  1. For Spanish Members: Chapter VI of Royal Decree 1278/2003, of October 10, which approves the General Statutes of the Official Colleges of Mining Engineers and the High Council.
  2. For Portuguese Members: Disciplinary Regulation of the Ordem dos Engenheiros approved by the Assembly of Representatives on November 25, 1995, and drafted in accordance with Chapter VIII and Article 77 of TITLE I, and TITLE II of the Statute approved by Decree-Law 119/92, of June 30.

Should a complaint be received regarding a Public Report or any other action carried out by an IMEB Member, the Technical Committee will evaluate it and forward it to the Governing Council. The Governing Council will, in turn, evaluate it and transfer it to the competent Professional Association, responsible for carrying out the disciplinary procedure. In cases involving Public Reports, this process will be supervised by the Governing Council, which will have the advice of the legal services of the respective Professional Colleges.

Any complaint regarding the work performed by any of our members can be made through the following whistleblowing channels:

  1. Whistleblowing Channel of the High Council of Official Colleges of Mining Engineers of Spain
  2. Whistleblowing Channel of the Ordem dos Engenheiros of Portugal