If no agreement is reached within two months of the committee meeting, the Prefect shall refer the matter to the Ministers for Higher Education and Health.
Subject to the provisions of article L. 6142-12, these ministers take a joint decision after having heard the representatives of the two contracting parties, if they consider it useful. The ministers notify their decision to the two contracting parties and inform the prefect, who chairs the conciliation committee. The decision of the ministers is binding on the contracting parties.