
Assembly
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

Council
- Group A — Major consumers (4)
China, Italy, Japan, Russia - Group B — Major investors (4)
France, Germany, India, Republic of Korea - Group C — Major exporters (4)
Indonesia, Canada, Chile, South Africa - Group D — Developing States and special interests (6)
Bangladesh, Brazil, Fiji, Jamaica, Lesotho, Uganda - Group E — Equitable geographic representation (18)
Argentina, Australia, Cameroon, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Ghana, Mauritius, Mexico, Morocco, Mozambique, Netherlands, Nigeria, Poland, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Spain, Tonga, Trinidad & Tobago, United Kingdom

Legal and
Technical
Commission
- 30 expert members
- Recommend approval plans of work
- Propose technical & environmental regulations to Council

Economic
Planning
Commission
- Not currently operational. Functions carried out by LTC

Secretariat
Secretary-General + Administrative and Technical Staff

Enterprise
- Organ of the ISA mandated to carry out activities in the Area directly
- Not currently operational. Interim functions carried out by the Secretariat
