31st Session of the Council
Part I
9– 19 March 2026
General
- Indicative Programme of Work (IPW), Part I, 31st Session (v. 8 March 2026): PDF
- Annotated Agenda: PDF
- Briefing note on the Further Revised Consolidated Text of the draft Regulations on Exploitation of Mineral Resources in the Area (version 24 February 2026): PDF
Further Revised Text and related documents
- Further Revised Consolidated Text (ISBA/31/C/CRP.1/Rev.2): Word doc | PDF
- Further Revised Consolidated Text (clean) (ISBA/31/C/CRP.2/Rev.2): Word doc | PDF
- Further Revised Suspense Document (ISBA/31/C/CRP.3): PDF
- Draft indicative list of outstanding issues (ISBA/31/C/CRP.4): PDF
- Draft Decision on the Establishment of the Compliance Committee (ISBA/31/C/CRP.5): PDF
Informal Working Groups (from December 2025)
1.Effective control
2. Inspection, compliance and enforcement mechanism
3. Equalization measure
4. Rights and interests of coastal States
5. Underwater cultural heritage
6. Environmental management and monitoring
7. Test Mining
8. Closure Plans
9. Reference to regional environmental management plans (REMPS)
Other outstanding issues
Definition of “Contractor”
- Paper from the United Kingdom and the Interim Director-General of the Enterprise on the treatment of the Enterprise in the Draft Regulations on Exploitation
- Annex – References to “Contractor” in the Draft Regulations on Exploitation (considering the role of the Enterprise)