32nd Session of the Council

Intersessional work

(August 2026 – March 2027)

General

  • Calendar of intersessional work: Excel
  • List of Informal Working Groups and Friends of the President: PDF

Further Revised Consolidated Text and related documents

    • Further Revised Consolidated Text (ISBA/31/C/CRP.1/Rev.3): PDF | Word
    • Compiled Text of Comments from the Floor (ISBA/32/C/CRP.1): PDF

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

    • Reference to Closure Plan in the Regulations – Briefing note and proposal (20 August 2026): PDF

9. Reference to Regional Environmental Management Plans (REMPs)

    • Agenda of the meeting of the Intersessional working group on the Regional Environmental Management Plans (18 September 2026): PDF

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

    • Proposed amendments to Draft Regulations related to Draft Regulation 57 (4 September 2026): PDF

4. Environmental Compensation Fund

5. Seabed Mining Register

6. Environmental Goals and Objectives

    • Key Guiding Questions on Draft Regulation 44ter (2 September 2026): PDF

7. Compliance and Enforcement Measures

8. Monopolization

9. Review of the Regulations

10. Potentially Polluting Wrecks