Centre de Médiation et d'Arbitrage de Paris
The Centre for Mediation and Arbitration of Paris (CMAP) was created by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Paris in 1995, in partnership with the Court of Commerce of Paris, the French Association for Arbitration, the Bar of Paris, the French National Committee of the International Chamber of Commerce, the Higher Council of the Chartered Accountants Association, and the Barreau des Hauts de Seine. Each of these institutions is part of CMAP's board of directors and the three commissions that govern the Centre's daily activities (Commissions on Mediation and Arbitration, Information, and Training). CMAP is the exclusive partner in MEDAL representing France.
CMAP's primary activities are to advocate the use of mediation and arbitration for companies and professionals to resolve their business disputes, and to make economic actors and legal professionals aware of these alternative modes of commercial dispute resolution through the organization of events involving business executives, jurists, chartered accountants, and other professionals interested in ADR. CMAP specializes in the organization of training programs specifically adapted to the practice of mediation and arbitration, and has been granted ministerial approval for its training skills. The Centre has conducted more than 500 mediations and arbitrations in the areas of commercial law, employment law/conflicts between associates, construction, real estate, data processing, and intellectual property.
In 2000, CMAP published a report on the state of mediation in Europe, which was used by the European Commission as a reference in the Green Paper, "Green Paper on alternative dispute resolution in civil and commercial law," in April of 2002. In 2003, CMAP was selected by the European Commission to take part in the drafting of the Alternative Dispute Resolution European Code.