Presentation Brief Historical Description The Chartered Accounts Statutes Deontological Code Contacts International Associations	Presentation The Chamber of Chartered Accountants is a public collective body with private interests, having been created by decree no. 265/95 of October 17 that was revoked by decree 452/99 of November 5 which discloses the statutes of the Chamber. In the terms of that legal normative, it has as primordial mission self-control and self-discipline the execution of the profession of Chartered Accountants, beyond the development of all actions conductive to a greater credibility and dignification of the profession. The members of the Chamber, who in statutory terms, execute those aims, have the following constitution: General Assembly Chairman Manuel António dos Santos Vice Chairman Rui Fernando da Silva Rio Effective Secretary António de Carvalho Martins Effective Secretary Maria Leonor R C Fernandes Ferreira da Silva Substitute Secretary Maria José da Silva Fernandes Substitute Secretary Isabel Rosa Martins Cunha Management Chairman António Domingues de Azevedo Vice Chairman Armando Pereira Marques Secretary Jaime Soares dos Santos Secretary Filomena Maria Abreu Lima Moreira Treasurer Manuel Vieira de Sousa 1st Substitute Member Rosa Teresa Teixeira Reis Pinto Santos Auditing Council Chairman Joaquim Fernando da Cunha Guimarães 1st Voting Member António Joaquim Fernandes Cerqueira 2nd Voting Member Tomás Pires Vieira dos Santos 1st Substitute Member Maria de Lurdes Rebelo Marques 2nd Substitute Member Rita Gonçalves Cordeiro Registration Committee Chairman Ezequiel António Nunes Fernandes 1st Voting Member Fernando José Pêga Magro 2nd Voting Member Claudia Isabel Afonso dos Santos 3rd Voting Member Jorge Antunes Moita 4th Voting Member João Carlos Freitas Jorge 1st Substitute Member José Manuel da Veiga Pereira 2nd Substitute Member Maria de Lurdes Barroso Simão Disciplinary Council Chairman António Joaquim Pereira Silvão 1st Voting Member Alberto Carlos Morais Braz 2nd Voting Member José Albino Prodêncio 1st Substitute Member Artur Maria da Silva 2nd Substitute Member António Lopes Marques Technical Council Chairman Avelino Azevedo Antão 1st Voting Member Cristina Isabel Ramos Gonçalves 2nd Voting Member Rui Alberto Machado de Sousa 3rd Voting Member António Lopes Pereira 4th Voting Member Amadeu Ferreira Figueiredo 1st Substitute Member Guilhermina Maria da Silva Freitas 2nd Substitute Member Luís Filipe Marinho Lima Santos It is a Chamber of compulsory registration, therefore all professionals have to be enrolled in it. It is the largest professional institution of compulsory registration existent in Portugal and its members totalize over 82000. © 2010 OTOC - All rights reserved