CMCAO's Mediation Clause

It is recommended that parties wishing to make reference to the Chamber’s mediation in their contracts use the standard clause below:

1. All disputes arising out of or in connection with the present contract, in particular, any question relating to its existence, negotiation, validity or termination of this contract, shall be finally settled through mediation, under the Rules of mediation of the Chamber of Mediation, Conciliation, and Arbitration of Occitanie (CMCAO) in its [date of Rules] version.
2. The legal place of mediation shall be at the Secretariat of the Chamber, at 10 Boulevard d’Arcole – 31000 TOULOUSE.
3. The language to be used in the mediation proceedings shall be French.

Parties are free to adapt the clause according to the dispute’s circumstances. They shall freely decide on the place and language of mediation.