ERA Code of Ethics
The Electronics Representatives Association was established to serve electronics representatives, manufacturers, customers and their industry and to foster interaction in a professional and productive manner. To that end, this Code of Ethics has been adopted by all ERA representative members.

Conduct:
Representatives will conduct themselves and their businesses in a professional and honorable manner that reflects credit upon themselves, the manufacturer, customer, association, other manufacturers' representatives and the entire industry.

Contracts:
Representatives will respect and honor the negotiated contracts of principals represented. They will refrain from deception or misrepresentation of any price or product, or concealing pertinent facts. They will give the same service to customers and principals that they expect from their own organization.

Support:
Representatives will support the efforts of our colleagues, chapters and international association to set standards for our profession through example, education and training to promote and protect the free enterprise system.

Honor:
Whereas it is acceptable and routine for manufacturers' representatives to advertise and promote their capabilities, a representative should refrain from soliciting manufacturers with the objective of encouraging a principal to break a contractual relationship with another representative.

Respect:
A representative shall not directly or indirectly solicit the services or affiliation of an employee of another representative without proper notice to the other organization.

Confidentiality:
Representatives will respect the confidentiality entrusted to them by principals, distributors, customers and fellow representatives.

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