A. ALLOWANCES AND EXPENSES FOR THE FIRST ACTUAL MEDIATION MEETING

Pursuant to Article 28 of Ministry of Justice Decree No. 150 of 2023, for mediation proceedings initiated with a request submitted after November 15, 2023, each party is required to pay an indemnity amount including the setup costs and mediation costs for the first mediation meeting lasting up to two hours, in addition to out-of-pocket expenses. These amounts are due by each party upon submission of the request for mediation and upon acceptance, respectively. The setup costs are due by each requesting party and each invited party; mediation costs are paid on a per-center basis.

For contentious matters for which a mediation meeting is a prerequisite for admissibility ("mandatory matters"), for mediations delegated by the judge, and by contractual clause, the fees are reduced by one-fifth pursuant to Article 28, paragraph 8, of Ministerial Decree 150/2023.

Additional start-up or membership costs pursuant to art. 28 paragraph 3 of Ministerial Decree 150/2023

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The request for mediation may be filed only after the Requesting Party has paid the fees due. Participation is considered complete only after the Invited Party has paid the fees due. The Requesting Party's express withdrawal from the Mediation procedure, even before the first meeting, does not give rise to a refund of the fees paid. The request is considered waived without the right to a refund of any amounts already paid in the event of failure to pay the full fee due.

The first meeting takes place on the same day and lasts a maximum of two hours. It cannot be extended to later dates. Any meeting that lasts longer than two hours will be considered a follow-up meeting.

If the first meeting ends without conciliation and the proceedings do not continue with subsequent meetings, no further amount is due beyond the amount already paid for the first meeting.

During the first meeting, the Head of the Organization and/or the designated Mediator will explain the additional Mediation costs due for subsequent meetings based on the following criteria and tables regulated by Ministerial Decree 150/23 and the related payment methods.

B. MEDIATION COSTS IN THE EVENT OF CONCILIATION AT THE FIRST MEETING AND FOR CONDUCTING SUBSEQUENT MEETINGS (MINIMUM AMOUNTS APPLIED BY THE CONCILIATION BODY CONCORDIA ET IUS SRL)

In the event of Conciliation at the first Mediation meeting and when the proceedings continue with meetings subsequent to the first and conclude without Conciliation, the Parties are required to pay the additional mediation costs indicated in the following table (art. 30 of Ministerial Decree 150/23), corresponding to the minimum mandatory amounts applied by the Conciliation Body Concordia et Ius srl of the relevant value brackets in Table A of Ministerial Decree 150/23.

With the agreement of the Parties, for particularly complex Mediations, amounts other than those in the table above may be applied within the limits of the minimum values of the subsequent bracket.

C. SURCHARGES IN CASE OF CONCILIATION AND COMPLEXITY

In the event of Conciliation at the first meeting or in meetings subsequent to the first, the Mediation costs reported in the previous table are subject to the following increases to be paid at the conclusion of the procedure for the delivery of the final mediation report (Article 30 of Ministerial Decree 150/2023).

Surcharges for conciliation in so-called "mandatory matters", for mediation delegated by the judge and for contractual clauses

Conciliation surcharges in all civil and commercial litigation matters relating to available rights (so-called "voluntary matters")

Increases for complexity and experience of the mediator

Pursuant to Article 31, paragraph 3, of Ministerial Decree 150/2023, in the event of Conciliation in meetings subsequent to the first, in addition to the Conciliation surcharge, Mediation costs may be increased by up to twenty percent, based on the existence of at least one of the following criteria:

a) experience and competence of the Mediator appointed upon mutual agreement of the parties;

b) complexity of the issues under the procedure, such as the commitment required of the Mediator,

also assessable, but not exclusively, based on the number of meetings.

D. DETERMINATION OF THE VALUE OF THE DISPUTE

Pursuant to Article 29 of Ministerial Decree No. 150/23, the value of the dispute must be indicated in the Mediation request in accordance with the criteria set forth in Articles 10 to 15 of the Code of Civil Procedure. When such an indication is not possible, the request must state the reasons why the value cannot be determined.

The deed of accession introducing a further claim indicates its value. When the claim or deed of accession does not contain information on the value of the dispute, or the Parties do not agree on its value, or the aforementioned criteria have been incorrectly applied, the value of the dispute is determined by the Organization in a document communicated to the Parties.

The value of the dispute may be re-determined by the Organization, based on the Parties' recommendations or the Mediator's report, when new elements of assessment or new facts are presented by the Parties during the proceedings. When the agreement defines issues beyond those considered for determining the value of the dispute, the Organization will determine the value and notify the Parties.