Alongside commercial courts and in an economic and financial crisis context, the French State fosters and supports the integration of mediation between firms and their economic partners. Three types of organizations resulted in Mediation between firms and banks (Médiation du crédit), Mediation between firms (Médiation Inter-entreprises) and Mediation between firms and public procurement (Médiation des Marchés publics). First we ask: what is the importance of this recent phenomenon and how does it change the way of doing business? Then these three types of mediation are described, changes in relations between these economic partners are underlined and answers about the sustainability of this State's mission are suggested.
