- Item 5: Report of the Secretary-General on the credentials of members of the Council.
- Item 10: Consideration, with a view to approval, of applications for extension of a contract for exploration.
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- Interoceanmetal Joint Organization (ISBA/31/C/5, ISBA/31/C/L.2)
- JSC Yuzhmorgeologiya (ISBA/31/C/6, ISBA/31/C/L.3).
- Government of the Republic of Korea (ISBA/31/C/7, ISBA/31/C/L.4).
- China Ocean Mineral Resources Research and Development Association (ISBA/31/C/8,
ISBA/31/C/L.5). - Deep Ocean Resources Development Co. Ltd (ISBA/31/C/9, ISBA/31/C/L.6).
- Institut français de recherche pour l’exploitation de la mer (ISBA/31/C/10, ISBA/31/C/L.7).