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Article L613-2 of the French Consumer Code

When employed or remunerated exclusively by the professional, the consumer mediator satisfies the following additional conditions:
1° He is appointed, in accordance with a transparent procedure, by a collegiate body set up by the company, comprising representatives of approved consumer defence associations and representatives of the professional, or reporting to a national consultative body in the consumer field or specific to a sector of activity under conditions laid down by decree ;
2° At the end of his term of office, the mediator is prohibited from working for at least three years for the professional who employed him or for the federation to which this professional is affiliated;
3° No hierarchical or functional link between the professional and the mediator may exist during the exercise of his mediation mission. The mediator is clearly separate from the operational bodies of the professional and has a separate and sufficient budget for the performance of his duties.

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Article L613-2


Lorsqu’il est employé ou rémunéré exclusivement par le professionnel, le médiateur de la consommation satisfait aux conditions supplémentaires suivantes :
1° Il est désigné, selon une procédure transparente, par un organe collégial mis en place par l’entreprise, comprenant des représentants d’associations de défense des consommateurs agréées et des représentants du professionnel, ou relevant d’une instance nationale consultative dans le domaine de la consommation ou propre à un secteur d’activité dans des conditions fixées par décret ;
2° A l’issue de son mandat, le médiateur a l’interdiction de travailler pendant au moins trois ans pour le professionnel qui l’a employé ou pour la fédération à laquelle ce professionnel est affilié ;
3° Aucun lien hiérarchique ou fonctionnel entre le professionnel et le médiateur ne peut exister pendant l’exercice de sa mission de médiation. Le médiateur est clairement séparé des organes opérationnels du professionnel et dispose d’un budget distinct et suffisant pour l’exécution de ses missions.

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