Regulation Governing Organization, Mediation Procedures and Fees of Arbitration Institution Article 40

An arbitration institution shall give notice to each of the other party along with a copy of the written application and request the other party to submit a consent to mediation within 7 days beginning with the day of receipt of the notice.If no consent to mediation is given within the time period specified in the preceding paragraph, such other party shall be deemed to have refused the mediation.With the other party’s consent to mediation, the arbitration institution shall notify the parties to select the arbitrator(s) to conduct mediation within 7 days beginning with the day of their receipt of such notice.In calculation of the time period specified in the first paragraph and the preceding paragraph, the time occupied in travel shall be deducted provided that the standard of time en route adopted by the courts shall be applicable herein mutatis mutandis.