(1) Both parties or one party to labor relations shall, when the agreement on the essential business is not concluded, file an application with the Labor Relations Commission for determining the necessary minimum level of the maintenance and operation of the essential business, applicable duties and the necessary number of workers, etc.
(2) Upon receiving the application referred to in paragraph (1), the Labor Relations Commission may determine the necessary minimum level of the maintenance and operation of the essential business, applicable duties and the necessary number of workers, etc. taking into account the characteristics and contents, etc. of the essential business by business or place of business.
(3) The special arbitration committee provided for in Article 72 shall be put in charge of implementing the determination made by the Labor Relations Commission pursuant to paragraph (2).
(4) Where the opinions of the parties concerned fail to agree on the interpretation of or ways to implement the determination made by the Labor Relations Commission pursuant to paragraph (2), the interpretation of the special arbitration committee shall prevail over the difference. In such cases, the interpretation of the special arbitration committee shall have the same effect as that of the determination made by the Labor Relations Commission pursuant to paragraph (2).
(5) Article 69 and 70(2) shall apply mutatis mutandis to the procedures for objecting against the determination made by the Labor Relations Commission pursuant to paragraph (2) and the effect of the objection.[This Article Added on Dec. 30, 2006]