THE COUNCIL OF REPRESENTATIVES HAS THE FOLLOWING POWERS AND DUTTIES
to organize the election of, and to elect, the Dean, in accordance with the law, with the FFUP statutes and with the applicable regulations;
to formally communicate to the Rector the result of the election referred to in the previous paragraph and the respective government program;
to approve regulations for its proper functioning;
to approve changes to the FFUP statutes;
to review the acts of the Dean and of the Executive Board and may decide, by a two-thirds majority of its members, to dismiss, as appropriate, at a meeting specifically convened for that purpose.
The Council of Representatives, after receiving proposals from the Dean of FFUP, has the power:
to approve the proposals for FFUP's strategic plans and to approve the action plan for the Dean's term of office of four years, sending them to the General Board of the University of Porto;
to approve FFUP's general scientific, pedagogical and financial guidelines;
to create, transform or terminate FFUP organizational subunits;
to approve the proposals for FFUP's plan of activities and for the annual budget for expenditures and revenues, sending them to the Rector;
to approve the report of activities and the annual accounts, and sending them to the Rector;
to comment on other matters submitted to it by the Dean;
to decide on the creation, merging, transformation and termination of FFUP research and development units, after hearing the opinion of the Scientific Council;
to propose initiatives deemed necessary for the proper functioning of the institution;
in exceptional cases of reiterate disagreement between the Director and the Department Council regarding the name of the Department Director, indicate the personality to be appointed by the Director;
to perform other duties it is assigned by law or by the FFUP statutes.