Regulations of the People's Republic of China on Settlement of Labour Disputes in Enterprises 482 Mediation in Enterprises Article 7-- An enterprise may set up a labor dispute mediation committee (hereinafter referred to as mediation committee) to be responsible for mediation of labor disputes within the enterprise. The mediation committee shall be composed of the following persons: 1. 2. 3. Representative(s) of workers and employee(s); Representative(s) of the enterprise; Representative(s) of the enterprise trade union. The workers' and employees' representative(s) shall be nominated by the congress of workers' and employees' representatives or the workers' and employees' congress, the enterprise representa- tive(s) appointed by the enterprise director or manager, and the enterprise trade union representa- tive(s) appointed by the enterprise trade union committee. The number of members to the mediation committee shall be determined through negotiations between workers' and employees' congress and the enterprise director or manager, at the proposal of the former. The number of enterprise representative(s) shall not exceed one third of the total. Article 8-- The post of chairman of the mediation committee shall be taken up by a representative of the enterprise trade union.The mediation committee shall set up its office at the enterprise trade union committee. Article 9-- In an enterprise without any trade union organization, the establishment and composition of the mediation committee shall be determined through negotiations between the workers' and employees' representatives and the enterprise representatives. Article 10-- Disputes taken up by the mediation committee shall wind up within 30 days starting from the date of application by the parties; otherwise, mediation shall be considered unsuccessful.