Legal framework
Laws and Texts Governing the Profession and the Order
All the texts that govern the engineering profession and the Order’s work: the Order’s fundamental statute (which is also the law governing the profession), the code of ethics and the internal regulations.
The Order’s fundamental statute
How was the Order’s legal framework built?
1982
Decree No. 12 of 1982Creation of the Tunisian Order of Engineers.
1982
Law No. 85 of 1982Ratification of the decree creating the Order.
1997
Law No. 41 of 1997Amendment of the decree creating the Order.
Texts and documents
The Order’s fundamental statuteThis is also the law governing the profession: Decree No. 12 of 1982, ratified by Law No. 85 of 1982 and amended by Law No. 41 of 1997.View page →Code of duties and ethics for engineersThe duties of engineers and the ethics of practising the profession.View page →Internal regulationsThe rules governing how the Order’s bodies operate.View page →Decisions and announcementsThe Order’s decisions and announcements concerning the profession.View announcements →
NewThe Order’s National Council (Sousse, 1–3 May 2026) reaffirmed that adopting the new bill governing the profession, to replace the 1982 text, is a top priority.