Article 29Judicial Decision on the Burden of Procedural Costs

①When the court makes a judicial decision to conclude a case, it must, by its own authority, make a judicial decision on the burden of all adjudication costs incurred in the instance thereof (if the case has gone through mediation proceedings, including mediation costs); provided, however, that depending on the circumstances, when the court makes a judicial decision on part of a case or on an interlocutory dispute, it may make a judicial decision on the burden of costs thereof.

②Where an upper instance court modifies a judicial decision on merits, it must make a judicial decision on the burden of the total costs of the proceedings (if the case has gone through mediation proceedings, including mediation costs). The same applies when the court that has accepted a case remanded or transferred thereto makes a judicial decision to conclude the case.

③When mediation is successful, and if the burden of mediation costs (if the case has gone through adjudication proceedings, including adjudication costs) is not specially specified, each person bears their own costs.

④When a litigation case is pending before a court with regard to a case for which mediation may be conducted pursuant to the provisions of Article 244, and the court has referred the case to mediation pursuant to the provisions of Article 257, paragraph (2) or Article 274, paragraph (1), and if mediation is successful and the burden of court costs incurred for the litigation case is not specially specified, each person bears their own costs.