comply with the request unless justifiable grounds exist that make it impossible for them to do so. (2)When the Dispute Mediation Committee judges it necessary, it may get parties or relevant witnesses involved in a dispute to be present at a meeting of the Dispute Mediation Committee in order to hear their opinions. Article 38 (Effect of Mediation) (1)When the Dispute Mediation Committee prepares a draft mediation in accordance with Article 36 (2), it shall present that draft mediation to each of the parties without delay. (2)Within 15 days from the day on which the draft mediation was received, each of the parties presented with the draft mediation under paragraph (1) shall serve notice to the Dispute Mediation Committee as to whether or not they accept the draft mediation. (3)The Dispute Mediation Committee shall promptly prepare a written mediation that the chairman and the parties shall place their names and seals on it if the parties accept the draft mediation. (4)An agreement identical to the written mediation between the parties shall be judged as achieved when the parties accept the draft mediation under paragraph (3) and the chairman as well as the parties place their names and seals on it. Article 39 (Rejection and Suspension of Mediation) (1)If the Dispute Mediation Committee judges that it is inappropriate for it to mediate a given dispute considering the disputes’ nature, or that an application for mediating a given dispute is filed for an unfair purpose, may reject the relevant mediation. When this happens, a notice outlining the grounds of rejecting the mediation shall be served to the applicant. (2)The Dispute Mediation Committee shall suspend handling a dispute and serve a notice to the applicants when any of the parties file a lawsuit in the process of examining an applied mediation case. Article 40 (Procedures for Mediation) Presidential Decree shall stipulate requisite matters concerning the method, procedures, and business of dealing with the mediation of any dispute with any dispute with the exception of what is stipulated in Articles 36 through 39.

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