Provisional Agenda of the Legal and Technical Commission

Agenda of the Legal and Technical Commission

Procedures and criteria for the extension of an approved plan of work for exploration pursuant to section 1, paragraph 9, of the annex to the Agreement relating to the Implementation of Part XI of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982

Review of training proposals submitted in the context of applications for extensions of plans of work for exploration

Selection of candidates for training programmes under plans of work for exploration

Status of contracts for exploration in the Area

Procedures for the handling of confidential data and information pursuant to rule 12 of the rules of procedure of the Legal and Technical Commission 

Implementation of Nauru Ocean Resources Incorporated training programme, December 2015

Selection of candidates for training programmes proposed by Global Sea Mineral Resources NV, China Ocean Mineral Resources Research and Development Association and Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation

Issues relating to the operation of the Enterprise, in particular the legal, technical and financial implications for the Authority and for States parties

Application for approval of a plan of work for exploration for cobalt-rich ferromanganese crusts by the Government of the Republic of Korea

Selection of candidates for a training programme proposed by l’Institut français de recherche pour l’exploitation de la mer. Recommendation by the Legal and Technical Commission 

Review of the implementation of the environmental management plan for the Clarion-Clipperton Fracture Zone

Issues related to the sponsorship of contracts for exploration in the Area, monopolization, effective control and related matters

Periodic review of the implementation of the plans of work for exploration for polymetallic nodules in the Area 

Data management strategy of the nternational Seabed Authority