32nd Session of the Council
Intersessional work
(August 2026 – March 2027)
Informal Working Groups
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 Plan
9. Reference to Regional Environmental Management Plans (REMPs)
Friends of the President
1.Submarine cable protection
2. Payment mechanism and review of payment mechanism
3. Modification of a Plan of Work by a Contractor
4. Environmental Compensation Fund
5. Seabed Mining Register
6. Prevention of corruption
7. Environmental Goals and Objectives
8. Non-Compliance Notice, Suspension, and Termination of Exploitation Contract
9. Monopolization
10. Review of the Regulations
11. Potentially Polluting Wrecks
