Integrity, impartiality, confidentiality: the CTCPA charter of ethics
The ethical charter of the CTCPA presents all the duties, values and rules governing the exercise of the missions of the CTCPA.
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Our missions and our professional and scientific values
Since 1950, the CTCPA's mission is to contribute to research and innovation, to the transition of food models, to the guarantee of the maintenance of the quality and the safety of food products, by bringing its support to companies. The CTCPA carries out collective actions for its members as well as private services for all types of companies.
As an Industrial Technical Center (ITC), the CTCPA must implement and respect ethical rules guaranteeing professional and scientific integrity, impartiality and confidentiality. These values are essential for the CTCPA in order to maintain and ensure to all parties concerned the trust and credibility that they give to the Center.
The ethical charter of the CTCPA presents all the duties, values and rules governing the exercise of the missions of the CTCPA.
Our principles
The members of the CTCPA respect the following principles:
- To carry out their functions within the framework of their private actions or dependent on the Mission of general interest, by respecting the principles of professional and scientific integrity according to the principles stated by the national charter of ethics of the professions of research such as: reliability, responsibility and honesty
- Respect the CTCPA confidentiality charter
- Be impartial by processing applications in a fair and neutral manner and by declaring any conflicts of interest
- To alert the management of any internal or external pressure likely to modify the sincerity of the CTCPA productions.
- Inform the management in case of any kind of breach or alarming event (internal or external).
The CTCPA will refuse to process any application that is contrary to its ethical rules and will take action in case of non-compliance.