Academia Panamericana de Ingeniería
Academia Pan-Americana de Engenharia
Pan American Academy of Engineering
In force as from September 22, 2004
TITLE I CREATION, LINKS AND LOCATION
TITLE II OBJECTIVES AND PURPOSES
TITLE III POWERS
TITLE IV MEMBERS. CONDITIONS
TITLE V RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF THE MEMBERS
TITLE VI NOMINATION, ELECTION AND TERMINATION OF THE CATEGORY OF THE MEMBER.
TITLE VII WORKING, INFORMATION AND CONTROL INSTRUMENTS
TITLE VIII MEETINGS OF THE ACADEMY
TITLE IX BOARD OF DIRECTORS
TITLE X FUNCTIONS AND DUTIES OF THE AUTHORITES OF THE ACADEMY
TITLE XI ELECTION COMMITTEE
TITLE XII ADVISORY BOARD
TITLE XIII AUDITING COMMITTEE
Article 48 The auditing of accounts, supervision of the economic-financial operation and surveillance of the assets shall be in charge of an Auditing Committee consisting of two members. One of them shall be a Member of the Academy of any category appointed by the Plenary Ordinary Session and the other shall be a member of the International Board or the Advisory Council or the Executive Board of UPADI, appointed by the President of this Institution. Their terms of office shall be renewed simultaneously with those of the Board of Directors of the Academy.
Article 49 The duties and powers of the Auditing Committee are the following:
49.1 To examine the documents and ledgers of the Academy at least once on the occasion of the Plenary Ordinary Sessions.
49.2 To attend with voice but no vote the meetings of the Board of Directors when the Board should consider it convenient and participate with voice in the Plenary Ordinary Sessions.
49.3 To supervise the administration of the assets and patrimony, checking the state of funds and the existence of stocks and bonds of all nature.
49.4 To verify compliance with the laws of the country in which the Academy establishes its Headquarters, ensuring compliance with its By Laws and Rules, especially as regards the rights of the Members.
49.5 Review the Annual Financial Statements of the two previous periods to the Plenary Ordinary Session that the Treasurer shall send by e-mail with thirty (30) days anticipation to the said Session and request the Treasurer for all the clarifications that each member of the Committee considers pertinent. Approve with their signature the Statements that will be submitted at the Plenary Ordinary Session. If the Auditing Committee cannot issue an only decision, each member may do so independently. Both decisions shall be submitted to the consideration of the Plenary Session.
49.6 To request the Board of Directors to summon a Plenary Extraordinary Session when considered necessary, informing the Board of UPADI of the reasons that support the request.
49.7 To request the President to summon a Plenary Ordinary Session of the Academy when the Board of Directors omits to do so.
49.8 Approve the inventory of all the documents of the Secretariat and the Treasury with the vouchers of goods and patrimony of the Academy that according to paragraph 33.20 must be transferred by the outgoing Board of Directors to the new Board elected in accordance with these By-laws.
49.9 In the case of dissolution of the Academy, to survey the liquidation of the Academy and the use of its assets.
49.10 The Auditing Committee shall take the precaution of exercising its functions in order not to hinder the normal process of management and administration of the Academy.
TITLE XIV ASSETS
TITLE XV AMENDMENTS TO THE BY-LAWS
TITLE XVI DISSOLUTION AND LIQUIDATION
TITLE XVII OFFICIAL LANGUAGES
By Laws approved by the International Board of
UPADI in San José, Costa Rica, August 1996
Modified by the Plenary Extraordinary Session of the Academy - Mexico 2004
