11 Committee; the appeal shall be in writing, only. The Appeals Committee, in its discretion, may uphold or reverse the decision of the Standards and Ethics Committee to Name the Respondent. Decisions of the Appeals Committee are final decisions of NRMLA. D. The Ethics Committee shall confer with the President and the General Counsel, as appropriate, and no adverse action shall be taken against a Member without the prior concurrence of the General Counsel that it is action that NRMLA may take against such Member under applicable law and NRMLA’s policies and procedures and this Code of Ethics. E. The President of NRMLA and the Co-Chairs of the Ethics and Standards Committee shall submit written quarterly reports to the Board of Directors as to the actions taken or not taken with respect to complaints received by the President, and as to recommendations with respect to appropriate amendments to these Policies and Procedures, and the Code of Ethics, as appropriate. IV. Confidentiality All Members and NRMLA staff, including but not limited to the President; the Co-Chairs and members of the Ethics and Standards Committee; and members of the Board of Directors, shall maintain the strict confidentiality of all complaints, responses, recommendations and opinions related to any complaints subject to these Policies and Procedures and the Code of Ethics, except as otherwise expressly provide in this NRMLA Code of Ethics. A violation by any Member of this requirement for maintaining strict confidentiality shall be considered by NRMLA to be a violation by such Member of the Code of Ethics.
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