Parties come together to the mediator. Mediation procedure is voluntary and can be finished at any moment, by any of the parties.
If only one party comes, the mediator, upon to the party’s request, can invite, in written form the other party to accept mediation, and establish a due term.
If the other party does not accept or is not present for many times, mediation can be considered not accepted.
Opening of the mediation procedure is represented by the moment of signing of the mediation agreement.

Parties can engage more mediators and can be accompanied and assisted by lawyers, acquaintances or relatives. If it is necessary to clarify some aspects related to specialized fields, the mediator may ask for the advice of one specialist or expert in the respective field. Agreement reached by the parties is always subject to the verification as regards the legality, and, depending the case, to the approval of the court, notary public or other authority that could solve the conflict if there is not mediation. It has to be mentioned that the courts do not control the result of the mediation, which is in the form of one minutes of the mediation settlement, but they can approve it as a solution to this procedure.



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