(1) Any party to a dispute who falls under any of the following subparagraphs may request a council to mediate in the dispute over a subcontract transaction between the prime contractor and the subcontractor. In such cases, where each of the disputing parties has filed the respective request for dispute mediation with each different council, the council to whom the subcontractor, the cooperative, or the Central Federation has filed the request for dispute mediation shall undertake the dispute mediation: <Amended on Jan. 11, 2022>
1. The prime contractor;
2. The subcontractor;
3. The cooperative or Central Federation that has applied for mediation to the council under Article 16-2 (11).
(2) The Fair Trade Commission may request the councils to mediate disputes over subcontract transactions between prime contractors and subcontractors.
(3) Where any of the councils receives a request for dispute mediation from the disputing parties pursuant to paragraph (1), it shall report the details thereof to the Fair Trade Commission without delay.
(4) A request for dispute mediation filed under paragraph (1) shall have the effect of interrupting prescription; provided, the same shall not apply where such request is withdrawn or dismissed pursuant to Article 24-5 (3).
(5) The prescription interrupted under the main clause of paragraph (4) commences to run anew in any of the following cases:
1. Where a proposal of mediation is prepared after the mediation is successfully concluded;
2. Where the mediation process ends failing to mediate the dispute.
(6) In cases falling under the proviso of paragraph (4), if any judicial claim, participation in procedures for bankruptcy, attachment or provisional attachment, or provisional disposition occurs within six months, prescription shall be deemed interrupted by the initial request for dispute mediation filed.[This Article Wholly Amended on Jan. 16, 2018]