Organs of the International Seabed Authority

167 Member States + the European Union

Supreme/political organ
Power to establish general policies on any question or matter within the ISA competence
Approves budget
Approves regulations recommended by the Council

Finance Committee

15 members including 5 largest contributors (as long as ISA depends on assessed contributions)
All ﬁnancial and budgetary matters must be considered by ﬁnance committee

Group A — Major consumers (4)
China, Italy, Japan, Russia
Group B — Major investors (4)
France, Germany, China, Republic of Korea
Group C — Major exporters (4)
Australia, Chile, Canada, South Africa
Group D — Developing States and special interests (6)
Bangladesh, Brazil, Lesotho, Fiji, Jamaica, Uganda
Group E — Equitable geographic representation (18)
Algeria, Argentina, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Czech Republic, Ghana, Indonesia, Mexico, Morocco, Mozambique, Netherlands, Nigeria, Panama, Poland, Singapore, Spain, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Norway