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Article R2523-4 of the French Labour Code

The mediation procedure is initiated:
1° Either after a conciliation procedure has failed, by the Minister responsible for labour or by the chairman of the regional conciliation commission, at the request of one of the parties or on his own initiative;
2° Or directly, in accordance with the provisions of the third paragraph of article L. 2522-1, by the Minister responsible for labour or, if the dispute has regional, departmental or local implications, by the prefect.
The parties may jointly submit requests for mediation specifying that they intend to have direct recourse to mediation and indicating the name of the mediator chosen by mutual agreement. The decision to refer a dispute directly to the mediator is taken by the Minister if the dispute is national in scope or if it affects more than one region. In other cases, the decision is taken by the regional prefect.

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Article R2523-4


La procédure de médiation est engagée :
1° Soit après l’échec d’une procédure de conciliation, par le ministre chargé du travail ou par le président de la commission régionale de conciliation, à la demande de l’une des parties ou de sa propre initiative ;
2° Soit directement, conformément aux dispositions du troisième alinéa de l’article L. 2522-1, par le ministre chargé du travail ou, s’il s’agit d’un conflit à incidence régionale, départementale ou locale, par le préfet.
Les parties peuvent présenter conjointement des requêtes à fin de médiation précisant qu’elles entendent recourir directement à la médiation et indiquant le nom du médiateur choisi d’un commun accord. La décision de saisir directement le médiateur est prise par le ministre s’il s’agit d’un conflit à incidence nationale ou dont l’incidence s’étend à plus d’une région. Dans les autres cas, elle est prise par le préfet de région.

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