Joining Mediation is very simple, just follow these simple steps:

FILL OUT AND SIGN THE MEDIATION APPLICATION FORM

If you intend to join a mediation procedure, you must complete the application form in its entirety, providing all the information necessary to identify the parties and describe the dispute.

The application, accompanied by a copy of the payment for the start-up costs, must be sent to the Conciliation Body Concordia et Ius Srl, in accordance with the provisions of Article 28 of Legislative Decree no. 150/2023, to the following current account:

Beneficiary: Organismo di Conciliazione Concordia et Ius SrlIBAN: IT 66 V 03069 04630 100000060800

Submissions can be made using one of the following methods:

📧 PEC: concordiaetius@mypec.eu📩 E-mail: info@concordiaetius.it📠 Fax: 091.772.5972📬 Registered mail with return receipt: Via G. Sciuti, n. 164, 90144 - Palermo🏢 Deposit at the registered office or one of the accredited offices, with the option of paying the start-up costs via POS or in cash, if not already done by bank transfer.

TAKING CHARGE OF THE PROCEDURE AND CALLING THE PARTIES

Upon receipt of the application, the Secretariat will: ✅ Confirm receipt of the application. ✅ Communicate the date of the first meeting. ✅ Appoint the appointed Mediator. ✅ Formally invite the parties to participate in the mediation.

THE FIRST MEDIATION MEETING

📅 Timing: Within 20-40 days of submitting the application. 🕒 Minimum duration: 2 hours, with the possibility of extension on the same day by prior arrangement with the Secretariat.

The first meeting marks the parties' actual entry into mediation, with the aim of assessing the possibility of reaching a conciliatory agreement. At the end of the meeting, the parties must express to the mediator their intention to:

• Continue the mediation, scheduling further meetings.
• Conclude the conciliation attempt.

If conciliation is not reached at the first meeting and the parties decide to continue, the proceedings will be postponed to a new date, with one or more subsequent meetings scheduled based on the participants' needs.

COSTS AND LEGAL ASSISTANCE

If the mediation continues beyond the initial meeting, the parties will be required to pay additional mediation fees, calculated based on the amount in dispute, in accordance with Articles 30 et seq. of Legislative Decree no. 150/2023.

⚖️ Legal assistance:

• Mandatory mediation → The assistance of a lawyer is required.
• Voluntary mediation → The parties can participate with or without legal assistance.

HOW MEDIATION CONCLUDES

Mediation may conclude with:

1. Agreement between the Parties: If successful, mediation concludes with the signing of an agreement between the parties. The agreement minutes, signed by the parties and their respective lawyers, become an enforceable title, with effect comparable to a judgment, and are immediately enforceable.
2. Failure to Reach an Agreement and Conciliation Proposal: If the parties fail to reach an agreement, the Mediator may, at his or her discretion, formulate a conciliation proposal. If the parties decide not to agree, the Mediator acknowledges this and records their respective positions in the minutes of the failed conciliation.
3. Failure to Appear: Mediation may also conclude with a failure to appear report if the duly summoned party chooses not to attend the first meeting without providing valid justification.