Law of the College of Architects of Honduras
Congreso Nacional
- Published: June 6, 2015
- Issuing body: Congreso Nacional
- Category: Administrative
Summary
This law creates and organizes the College of Architects of Honduras (CAH), a professional association that brings together architects in the country. It establishes rules for membership, fees, rights and obligations of registered architects, including a collective aid fund that offers benefits such as life insurance, medical expenses, and personal loans to its affiliates.
Articles
Regarding Ordinary and Extraordinary Contributions.- a) The amount of ordinary monthly fees shall be Lps. 40.00 (FORTY LEMPIRAS). For temporary member architects the amount shall be Lps. 58.00 or its equivalent in national currency; payment of the fee shall be made in advance; and due to currency fluctuation, it shall be adjusted based on the official annual inflation index determined by the Central Bank of Honduras. b) The amount and form of payment of extraordinary fees shall be established by the Assembly. c) Every member must be current in the payment of their fees. For purposes of the foregoing provision, a member shall be considered current in the payment of their fees when they owe no more than one quarter; only under these conditions may the member exercise the functions of voting and being elected. d) To remit ordinary fees to the Treasury, each member must be current in the payment of extraordinary fees. e) Unjustified failure, duly proven, in the payment of three months of ordinary fees and the same period for extraordinary fees, shall result in temporary suspension of the member. f) When a member temporarily suspended in accordance with the foregoing ARTICLE proceeds to pay the fees owed, by that fact alone and automatically recovers their rights. g) The inscription fee for College Assemblies shall be equivalent to two (2) daily minimum wages. The member who does not register in the Assemblies shall pay by way of fine the equivalent of four (4) daily minimum wages and must furthermore cancel the registration fee. The minimum wages established for the construction industry shall be understood as the applicable minimum wages. h) Exemption from payment of fees to the College of Architects shall be granted to members who have reached seventy-five (75) years of age and meet the following requirements: 1.) Be in full enjoyment of their collegiate rights. 2.) Have completed twenty (20) years of collegiate seniority. 3.) Have reached seventy-five (75) years of age. Said members shall maintain their professional seal in accordance with the rights and guarantees granted by the Constitution of the Republic of Honduras. 4.) Architects and female architects who reach seventy-five (75) years of age plus twenty (20) years of collegiate membership shall cease making payments of ordinary fees, provided they are current in the payment of their ordinary and extraordinary fees of the College of Architects of Honduras. 5.) If an architect or female architect reaches seventy-five (75) years of age but does not yet have twenty (20) years of collegiate membership, they must continue paying the CAH fees until reaching twenty (20) years of collegiate membership. 6.) The fact of exempting members when they reach seventy-five (75) years of age and twenty (20) years of collegiate membership does not exempt them from paying certificates, stamps, or any other CAH products.
The Collective Aid Fund establishes the following benefits for its affiliated members:
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Medical expenses: The Collective Aid Fund shall seek the most appropriate mechanisms to provide its affiliated members with insurance against accidents and coverage of medical and hospitalization expenses. This benefit shall be provided through insurance companies regulated by the Honduran State and its acquisition shall be voluntary. Members who acquire this benefit shall pay the corresponding premiums through the FAC and may terminate this benefit at any time by notifying the Board of Administration with one day's notice. Amounts that members owe by way of insurance premiums acquired shall be included in their account statements and shall constitute an economic commitment endorsed through a legally valid document.
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Life insurance: Affiliated members of the Collective Aid Fund shall have life insurance which shall be delivered to their beneficiaries or legal heirs, once the death of the affiliate is proven. The modality of coverage of this benefit shall be a decision of the General Assembly upon proposal of the Board of Administration of the FAC in accordance with the recommendations of the updated Actuarial Study. The amount of life insurance and its scope shall be approved by the General Assembly upon proposal of the Board of Administration of the FAC in accordance with the recommendations of the updated Actuarial Study. The amount of life insurance and its scope shall be approved by the General Assembly upon proposal of the Board of Administration of the FAC in accordance with the recommendations of the updated Actuarial Study.
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Funeral expenses: in the amount proposed to the General Assembly by the Board of Administration of the FAC in accordance with the recommendations of the updated Actuarial Study and which shall be paid immediately to the beneficiaries, with the simple presentation of the death certificate issued by a competent authority or professional. In the event that the beneficiary information sheet is not up to date, said amount shall be added to the life statement that shall be delivered to the heirs declared by judicial sentence.
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Personal loans: which shall be regulated by a special regulation and in accordance with the credit portfolio that determines economic viability.
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Exemption from payment of ordinary and extraordinary fees of the FAC; in case of permanent incapacity duly proven by a competent professional and for the duration of such condition, provided that it be certified for a period of not less than twelve (12) months. Members in this condition shall be obligated to present semiannually to the FAC the documentation proving their condition of incapacity; failure to do so shall result in automatic suspension of the benefit.
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Upon reaching seventy-five (75) years of age: members who remain current with the CAH-FAC may choose to receive the value of the life insurance to which they are entitled in sixty (60) monthly installments. In the event that the member dies before the end of said period, the pending installments shall continue to be paid to their beneficiaries. For the calculation of monthly installments to be received, any outstanding account with the CAH-FAC that has not fallen into arrears status shall be deducted from the value of life insurance. To qualify for this benefit, members must have contributed to the FAC for a period of not less than twenty (20) years. This benefit shall be interrupted at the moment the member falls into arrears status, and may be restored at the moment of becoming current again.
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Exemption from payment of ordinary and extraordinary fees of the Collective Aid Fund upon reaching seventy-five (75) years of age. For the granting of this benefit, the affiliate must be current with all CAH and FAC fees and have contributed to the FAC for a period of not less than twenty (20) years and meet the following requirements: 1.) Be in full enjoyment of their collegiate rights. 2.) Have completed twenty (20) years of collegiate seniority. 3.) Have reached seventy-five (75) years of age. Said members shall maintain their professional seal in accordance with the rights and guarantees granted by the Constitution of the Republic of Honduras. 4.) Architects and female architects who reach seventy-five (75) years of age plus twenty (20) years of collegiate membership shall cease making payments of ordinary fees, provided they are current in the payment of their ordinary and extraordinary fees of the College of Architects of Honduras. 5.) If an architect or female architect reaches seventy-five (75) years of age but does not yet have twenty (20) years of collegiate membership, they must continue paying CAH and FAC fees until reaching twenty (20) years of collegiate membership. 6.) The fact of exempting members when they reach seventy-five (75) years of age and twenty (20) years of collegiate membership does not exempt them from paying certificates, stamps, or any other CAH products.
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Other benefits established by the General Assembly of the CAH as the capitalization of the Collective Aid Fund permits.
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