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Website advertising rules for professional engineers in Colombia

Professional engineers answer to their regulator's advertising and conduct rules as well as to privacy law. This is what Ley 842 de 2003 (ejercicio de la ingeniería y Código de Ética Profesional) means for your website: testimonials, claims, fees, titles and the details you must show. It applies only to sites of that profession, and only where you are licensed. For the general laws every site in Colombia must follow, see Colombia's laws.

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Ley 842 de 2003 (ejercicio de la ingeniería y Código de Ética Profesional)

Law of 9 Oct 2003, in force.

Who it covers: Engineers, related and auxiliary professions registered with COPNIA; art. 13 also binds anyone who presents themselves as an engineer. Set by the Consejo Profesional Nacional de Ingeniería (COPNIA).

What it requires of a website or app (5)

  • Do not announce yourself as an engineer (or related or auxiliary profession) in notices, advertising or any form without the professional registration (matrícula)AI reviewart. 13
  • Advertising follows prudence and professional decorum, with no exaggerated advertising that misleads about speciality or professional competenceAI reviewart. 35(d)
  • Do not show your name in advertising or letterheads together with persons practising illegallyAI reviewart. 34(d)
  • Do not give or receive commissions or benefits to obtain workAI reviewart. 36(a)
  • Do not publicly criticise a colleague's work except for essential public-interest reasonsAI reviewart. 37(a)

Sources:Ley 842 de 2003 (COPNIA)

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