The mediator is chosen by the judge from a list drawn up by order of the Minister for Health. The judge may decide that the mediator shall be assisted by a mediation committee composed, under the chairmanship of the mediator, under conditions determined by the decree provided for in article L. 1144-1.
The mediator and the members of the committee are bound by professional secrecy regarding the documents and information received and the discussions held in the course of the committee’s work, under the conditions and subject to the penalties laid down in articles 226-13 and 226-14 of the French Criminal Code.