Does the conciliation statement of the People's Mediation Committee have legal effect?

Legal analysis: It has legal effect. People's mediation is conducted through the People's Mediation Committee, which is a mass organization that mediates civil disputes under the guidance of grassroots people's governments and grassroots people's courts. The result of people's mediation is not legally binding, but the mediation agreement reached by the people's mediation committee with civil rights and obligations and signed or sealed by both parties has the nature of a civil contract. If one party fails to perform its obligations as agreed, the other party may bring a lawsuit to the people's court.

Legal basis: China People's Voting and China People's Voting Solution.

Article 28 If a mediation agreement is reached through mediation by the people's mediation committee, a mediation agreement may be made. If the parties consider it unnecessary to make a mediation agreement, an oral agreement may be adopted, and the people's mediator shall record the contents of the agreement.

Article 30 An oral mediation agreement shall take effect as of the date when the parties reach an agreement.

Article 31 A mediation agreement reached through mediation by a people's mediation committee has legal effect, and the parties shall perform it according to the agreement. The people's mediation committee shall supervise the performance of the mediation agreement and urge the parties to fulfill their agreed obligations.