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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