THE LAW ON THE REGULATION OF

THE ENGINEERS SYNDICATE

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Outline
1. What is a syndicate
2. What are the objectives of the Syndicate
3. What are the requirements for me to be a member of the
Syndicate
4. What is the organizational structure of the Syndicate
5. What is the composition of the General Assembly
6. What are the competencies of the General Assembly
7. Where does the money for all the Syndicate's activities,
services, pensions, health insurance, etc., come from
8. kind of penalties can the Committee impose

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 What is the Engineering Syndicate?

It is a legal entity organizing members of the

same profession, with the aim of giving them
the chance to manage their own affairs and
pursue their common interests, such as the
Medical Syndicate, the Bar Association, the
Engineers Syndicate, and the Nursing
Syndicate.

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 What are the objectives of the Syndicate?

The Syndicate exists for achieving a range of objectives, most

notably:
1. Advancing the scientific and professional standards of engineers;
maintaining the dignity of the profession; and developing, implementing
and overseeing the application of adequate foundations for regulating
the practice of the profession and ensuring that members fulfil their
duties in serving the country.

2. Mobilizing the forces of members and organizing their efforts in serving the
community to achieve national objectives and economic development goals;
addressing and proposing solutions for the problems facing implementation;
and active participation in national action.

3. Fostering the spirit of fraternity and cooperation among members of the

Syndicate; and seeking to advance the technical, social and financial
standards of members; as well as providing for the social, economic, medical,
and cultural security and care of the members and their families.
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What are the objectives of the Syndicate?
Cont.,
• 4. Contributing to studying economic development plans, as well
as industrial and engineering projects.

• 5. Contributing to the designing of programs and curricula to keep

pace with needs of society, serve its interests, and meet its
requirements.

• 6. Working towards the development and dissemination of

research and studies in the various fields of engineering; and
linking scientific and engineering research to production sites,
through studying the methods and possible ways for the
enhancement, increase in production, and reduction of its cost.

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 What are the requirements for me to be a member of
the Syndicate?

You have to meet 6 requirements:

1. To have obtained a bachelor's degree in Engineering from an Egyptian university
or a degree certified by the Supreme Council of Universities to be equivalent to
a bachelor's degree in Engineering.

2. To be of Egyptian nationality, or a national of a country which allows Egyptians to

become members of its engineers syndicate.

3. To enjoy a full civil capacity.

4. To be of good reputation and commendable conduct.

5. To have never been sentenced to a criminal or custodial penalty in a crime

involving moral turpitude or breach of trust, unless rehabilitated in either case.

6. To have never been subjected to any disciplinary rulings for actions involving
moral turpitude or breach of trust, until after four years from the issuance of the
final ruling.
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What is the organizational structure of the Syndicate?

The Syndicate consists of the following:

• The General Assembly
1 • The Council of the Syndicate
2

• A General Assembly for each Division

3 • A Council for each Division
4

• Local Syndicates, each of which being composed of

• 1-The General Assembly of the Local Syndicate
5 • 2- The Council of the Local Syndicate

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What is the composition of the General Assembly?
It is made up of all registered members who
have paid their annual subscriptions owed at
the end of the fiscal year preceding the fiscal
year of the General Assembly session.

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What are the competencies of the General Assembly?

The General Assembly has many competencies, namely:

1) Electing the Chairman and other members of the Council of the Syndicate.

2) Discussing the policy of the Syndicate.

3) Approving the annual report on the Syndicate’s activities.

4) Approving the annual budget of the Syndicate and its local

branches for the upcoming year.

5) Proposing amendments to the Law on the Regulation of the Engineers

Syndicate.

6) Adopting the Statue and Professional Code of Ethics.

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What are the competencies of the
General Assembly? Cont.,
• 7) Approving the balance sheet of the preceding year after reviewing the auditor's
report.
•
8) Hiring auditors and determining their remuneration.
•
9) Proposing the rules for granting relief allowances and pensions, subject to status
of the Pension and Relief Fund.
•
10) Considering all matters of interest to the Syndicate which are referred by the
Council of the Syndicate or which are included in the convocation of an
extraordinary session of the General Assembly.
•
11) Considering the matters referred by others.
•
12) Considering member suggestions.
•
13) Other competencies stipulated in the Law on the Regulation of the Syndicate.

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 When does the General Assembly meet?
• The General Assembly convenes during the first week of March of every year at a
date set by the Council of the Syndicate.

• It can also be called for an extraordinary session whenever the Council of the
Syndicate deems it necessary. In that case, the General Assembly convenes on a date
determined by the Council of the Syndicate within a month from the date of
submission of a reasoned request by no less than 100 members of the General
Assembly to the Council of the Syndicate.
•
the president shall convoke an extraordinary session of the General Assembly, if the
Council of the Syndicate fails to do so within the specified 15 days.

• A private invitation is sent to each member to attend the extraordinary session of

the General Assembly, at least 15 days before the date of the session, in which the
date, location and agenda of the session are specified, pursuant to the conditions
and procedures set forth in the Statute.

• The date of the session shall be published, 7 days before the session, in two daily
newspapers to be chosen by the Council of the Syndicate.
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 What are the conditions for the General
Assembly session to be valid?

• The General Assembly session shall not be valid unless the

meeting is attended by no less than one fourth of the
members.
• If such quorum is not achieved, the meeting is postponed for
two hours, and the second meeting shall be valid if the
number of members present is no less than three hundred
members.
• Otherwise, the meeting is postponed for two weeks, and the
convocation shall be repeated until this quorum is achieved.
• The General Assembly may not discuss any matter that is not
listed under the agenda.

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 What is the composition of the Council of the
Syndicate?

•
The Council of the Syndicate consists of the Chairman of the Syndicate and 45 to
62 members who have been registered with the Syndicate prior to January 1st of
the year of session.

• The Council of the Syndicate must include representatives from each Division –
who are selected by the Council of the respective Division – as well as the
Chairmen of the Local Syndicates, to be supplemented by additional members
elected by the General Assembly.

• A meeting of the Council of the Syndicate is not valid unless the majority of the
members elected by the Divisions and the General Assembly are present.

• The Statute indicates the number of representatives for each Division, as well as
the number of additional members who are elected by the General Assembly on
the national level.

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 How are the Chairman and members of the
Council of the Syndicate elected?
•
The Chairman and the nationally-elected members of the Council of
the Syndicate are elected by the members eligible to attend the General
Assembly on a date determined by the Council of the Syndicate,
provided that elections are held simultaneously at the Syndicate
headquarters in Cairo and at the premises of the Local Syndicates and
Committees.
•
The Chairman is elected by secret ballot with an absolute majority of
the valid votes of present members across the country. If none of the
candidates wins the absolute majority, a second round of elections is
held between the two candidates with the highest number of votes.

• The Chairman presides over the meetings of the Council of the

Syndicate and the General Assembly, as well as any other meeting held
by the Syndicate, the Local Syndicates, or any of the Divisions whenever
present at any of these meetings
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What comes after the elections and the
formation of the Council of the Syndicate?
• The Council of the Syndicate elects, in its first
meeting,
• Two deputies,
• A secretary-general,
• an assistant secretary,
• Treasurer, and
• An assistant treasurer;
• who constitute, along with the Chairman, the
Bureau of the Council of the Syndicate.

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Does the Council of the Syndicate meet at
specific times or is it left open?
• The Council of the Syndicate convenes, upon the call of
the Chairman, at least once a month, or whenever
necessary; or upon the call of no less than 10 members in
a reasoned letter of convocation.

• Council deliberations are not valid unless the Chairman,

or whoever acts as Chairman, and the majority of
members are present.

• Decisions are made by the majority of opinions, and in

the case of a tie between opposing opinions, the opinion
of side of the Chairman shall prevail.

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 Where does the money for all the Syndicate's activities,
services, pensions, health insurance, etc., come from?
The Syndicate earns revenues, namely

•Member registration fees and subscriptions

•Registration fees and subscriptions of engineering consultancies, which are determined by the Statute provided they
1 don’t exceed EGP 50 for each.
2

• Government subsidies
3 • The bequests, grants and donations accepted by the Council of the Syndicate
4

• Fees for remuneration estimates

• A fee of one millim (EGP 0.001) on the production of each sack of cement weighing 50 kg
5
6
• A fee one 100 millims on the production of each ton of domestic reinforced steel

• Proceeds from engineering duty stamps on documents, ledgers, technical drawings, and engineering
contracts
7

• Revenues from consultancies undertaken by the Syndicate

8 All other legitimate resources
9

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 When is the Syndicate obliged to pay pensions for
its members?

The Syndicate is obliged to pay a pensions to a member if any of the following

requirements and cases applies to her:
1. She has paid all due subscriptions, unless exempted by a decision from the
Council of the Syndicate

2. She has been proven physically unable to practice the profession by the General
Medical Commission before the age of 60

3. She has retired, or to have reached the age of 60; provided that she has been a
graduate for more than 15 years and a syndicate member for no less than 10 years.
4. Her service has ended for other reasons that the Council of the Syndicate deems
sufficient for the grant of a pension.

The Syndicate’s Statute determines the conditions and amount of pensions payable
based on the Fund’s resources. In case of death, eligible beneficiaries are paid a
pension in accordance with the rules and conditions stipulated by the Statute of the
Syndicate.

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 In which cases is it required to use engineering duty
stamps?
Engineering duty stamps are mandatory on the following
papers, ledgers, and drawings:
1. All technical drawings done or signed by a member of the Syndicate in her capacity
as an engineer, as well as the copies of such drawings which are considered as valid
documents

2. Original contracts for engineering works and their supply orders, as well as copies
considered as valid documents.
• A contract is considered original if it carries the signatures of both parties,
regardless of the number of copies. The invoices associated with such supply
orders are treated as contracts of no contracts are drafted

3. Supply orders for goods, tools, hardware, and equipment required for engineering
works as well as contracts for all other kinds of engineering works, such as machines,
tools, hardware, and equipment; pursuant to the provisions of the Statute
.

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In which cases is it required to use
engineering duty stamps?
• 4. Engineering expert reports and blueprints for store and site licenses
•
5. Complaints filed by members to the Council of the Syndicate
•
6. Remuneration estimates
•
The cost of the duty stamp shall be borne, as the case may be, by the
party commissioned to do the work, the supplier, the complainant, the
party requesting a remuneration estimate, or the party bringing a claim.

• The Statute determine the method of circulation of prescribed duty

stamps and the methods to oversee the collection of duties incurred.

• The charge for duty stamps may be collected by the Syndicate by way of
a certified receipt as per the conditions specified in the Statute

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 Is the use of duty stamps mandatory?
•
Yes it is, as none of the aforementioned documents or ledgers would be accepted
in ministries, administrations, municipalities, public institutions and bodies, or
their economic subsidiaries, without a duty stamp.

• Also, such documents are inadmissible in courts or judicial agencies without

having the prescribed duty stamp mentioned in the previous answer.
•
The person delegated by the Syndicate may ensure the implementation of the
provisions pertaining to duty stamps, by reviewing all documents requiring such
stamps, and shall be vested with the powers of a law enforcement officer, under a
decree by the Minister of Justice upon the proposal of the Council of the
Syndicate, thereby entitled to demand the imposition of disciplinary penalties on
any officer failing to collect owed duties.

• Public agencies and institutions, and their economic subsidiaries, shall bear the
cost of their owed duty stamps subject to the conditions and in the categories
specified in the law.
•
The charge for duty stamps may be collected by the Syndicate by way of a
certified receipt as per the conditions specified in the Statute.
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 What about the competencies of the
Disciplinary Committee?
•
The committee prosecutes members who commit
acts involving moral turpitude, violation of the dignity
of the profession, or negligence in fulfilling their
duties.

• Members employed by either the State

Administration Services, the public sector, public
agencies and their subsidiary departments, are
prosecuted by these Committees only for acts
committed in private practice of the profession with
no connection to their public functions.
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 What is the composition of the Disciplinary
Committee?

It is composed of:
1. Two members elected annually by the Council of
the Syndicate from among its members, one of
whom must be from the same Division as the
defendant.

2. A member from the State Council with a

minimum rank of Prosecutor, chosen by the Legal
Authority.

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 What kind of penalties can the Committee impose?

The law stipulated the following penalties:

1. Censure
2. Warning
3. Suspension for no more than one year
4. Revocation of membership, in which case the
member is not allowed to practice the profession
unless reregistered with the Syndicate.
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