# Council Decision (EU) 2019/1954 of 18 November 2019 establishing the position to be adopted, on behalf of the European Union, in the EPA Committee set up by the Interim Agreement with a view to an Economic Partnership Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Central Africa Party, of the other part, in connection with the adoption of the rules of procedure for mediation, the rules of procedure for arbitration and the code of conduct for arbitrators, Article 3: Selection of the mediator

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

1. The Parties shall mutually agree on a mediator at the beginning of the mediation proceeding, and no later than 15 days after receipt of the reply to the mediation request.
2. A mediator shall not be a citizen of either Party, unless the Parties agree otherwise.
3. The mediator shall provide a written statement confirming his or her impartiality and independence and his or her availability to oversee the mediation proceeding.
4. The mediator shall comply mutatis mutandis with the code of conduct for arbitrators.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2019/1954/annex/I/article/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2019-1954/annex-I/article-3
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