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, 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