The Deontology Commission is charged with studying deontological questions and, when it is consulted by the Bureau concerning a possible violation of the statutes, rules, code of professional conduct, or decisions of the federation, with instituting an enquiry and proposing the procedure to be followed and the action to be taken.

It is composed of a president elected or re-elected for three years and of nine members elected for nine years, one third of whom are elected every three years.

President
Name Company Country Contact
Mr. Douglas N. Deeth
Deeth Williams Wall
Canada
Vice President
Name Company Country Contact
Mr. Yoshikazu Tani
TANI & ABE, p.c.
Japan
Members
Name Company Country Contact
Mr. Philip A. Coyle
F. R. Kelly & Co.
Ireland
Mr. Peter H. Huntsman
Australia
Mr. Bastiaan H. Koster
Von Seidels
South Africa
Dipl.-Ing. Dr.-Ing. Dieter Laufhütte
Lorenz Seidler Gossel Rechtsanwälte Patentanwälte Partnerschaft mbB
Germany
Ms. Paula Sailas
Berggren Oy
Finland
Dott. Ing. Paolo Stucovitz
Dr. Ing. Prof. Alfredo Raimondi S.r.l.
Italy
Mr. Arild Tofting
Bryn Aarflot AS
Norway
Ms. Qiong (Gloria) Wu
Kangxin Partners, P.C.
China

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