Administrative Regulations for Major Dispute Mediation of Telecommunications Enterprises Article 8

The mediator shall excuse himself in any of the following situations and shall not participate in the mediation:1.The mediator or the mediator's spouse is a party to the mediation or the agent of one of the parties.2.The mediator or panel mediator's spouse is related, by blood or marriage or within the second degree of kinship, to a party tothe mediation or the director or supervisor of a party to the mediation.3.The mediator or the mediator's spouse has a relationship of joint obligee, joint obligor, or debtor with a party to the mediation.4.The mediator or the mediator's spouse is employed by a party to the mediation or at one of their affiliated enterprises, or has left such position for less than one full year.5.Any other circumstance causing a mediator to doubt their capacity to carry out mediation in an independent and impartial manner.If the mediator falls into the scope of one of the situations in the preceding paragraph where he/she shall excuse himself/herself, or there are facts that he/she may be biased in performing his/her duties, either parties may apply with the competent authority for his/her recusal.If the mediator falls into the scope of one of the situations in Paragraph 1where he/she shall excuse himself/herself, and the parties did not applied for his/her recusal, the competent authority may order his/her recusal in accordance to its authority.