The court hearing the action referred to in article L. 1143-2 may, with the agreement of the parties, instruct a mediator, under the conditions set out in section 1 of chapter I of title II of law no. 95-125 of 8 February 1995 relating to the organisation of the courts and to civil, criminal and administrative procedure, to propose to the parties an agreement setting out the terms of amicable compensation for the damages which are the subject of the action.
The court sets the duration of the mediator’s assignment, which may not exceed three months. It may extend it once, within the same limit, at the mediator’s request.