Mediator appointments: parties choose a mediator or a service provider appoints one from its panel within seven days. A person of any nationality may serve as mediator, with foreign mediators required to meet specified qualifications and accreditation. Parties may agree on the mediator and appointment process; failing agreement, the initiating party applies to a mediation service provider. The provider must, within seven days, appoint the agreed mediator or, if there is no agreement or the agreed mediator declines, appoint a panel mediator with that mediator's consent. An agreed mediator must accept or decline within seven days of notification.
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Mediator appointments: parties choose a mediator or a service provider appoints one from its panel within seven days.
A person of any nationality may serve as mediator, with foreign mediators required to meet specified qualifications and accreditation. Parties may agree on the mediator and appointment process; failing agreement, the initiating party applies to a mediation service provider. The provider must, within seven days, appoint the agreed mediator or, if there is no agreement or the agreed mediator declines, appoint a panel mediator with that mediator's consent. An agreed mediator must accept or decline within seven days of notification.
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