CMAP
Paris Mediation and Arbitration Center
The Paris Mediation and Arbitration Center, founded in 1995 by the Paris Chamber of Commerce and Industry as a non-profit association. Recognized as France's leading center and one of Europe's foremost institutions for the amicable resolution of commercial disputes, CMAP brings 30 years of expertise in alternative dispute resolution. It fulfills a dual mission: administering mediation, arbitration and amicable expert-determination procedures on one hand, and training professionals through its certifying institute on the other. In 2024, the center handled 2,382 cases representing more than 2 billion euros in combined stakes, confirming its central role in France's public strategy to relieve court congestion. 2,382 cases handled in 2024 (+5%), more than 60% settlement rate, over 2 billion EUR in combined stakes, 451 business-to-business mediations (+19%), 16 arbitrations totaling 1.2 billion EUR in stakes, 74% of mediations stemming from contractual clauses (+15 points in one year).