The list of mediators to be appointed by the Minister in charge of the Merchant Navy at national level in agreement with the Minister in charge of Labour, includes at least ten names of personalities chosen on the basis of their moral authority and their economic and social competence. This list is drawn up after consultation with the most representative shipowners’ and seafarers’ trade unions at national level, sitting on the National Commission for Merchant Navy Collective Agreements. It is published in the Official Journal.
The lists of mediators to be appointed for disputes that do not go beyond the regional level are drawn up for each Directorate of Maritime Affairs, after consultation with the most representative shipowners’ and seafarers’ trade unions at national level, sitting on the National Commission for Merchant Navy Collective Bargaining Agreements, and after consultation with the prefects concerned. They include at least five names of personalities chosen under the conditions set out in the first paragraph of this article. They are drawn up by the Minister for the Merchant Navy in agreement with the Minister for Labour. They are published in the Journal officiel and in the Recueil des actes administratifs of the department(s) concerned.