31st Session of the Council

Part I
9– 19 March 2026

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General

  • Indicative Programme of Work (IPW), Part I, 31st Session (v. 8 March 2026): PDF
  • Annotated Agenda: PDF
  • Briefing note on the Further Revised Consolidated Text of the draft Regulations on Exploitation of Mineral Resources in the Area (version 24 February 2026): PDF

Further Revised Text and related documents

  • Further Revised Consolidated Text (ISBA/31/C/CRP.1/Rev.2): Word doc | PDF
  • Further Revised Consolidated Text (clean) (ISBA/31/C/CRP.2/Rev.2): Word doc | PDF
  • Further Revised Suspense Document (ISBA/31/C/CRP.3): PDF 
  • Draft indicative list of outstanding issues (ISBA/31/C/CRP.4): PDF 
  • Draft Decision on the Establishment of the Compliance Committee (ISBA/31/C/CRP.5): PDF

Informal Working Groups (from December 2025)

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

8. Closure Plans

9. Reference to regional environmental management plans (REMPS)

Friends of the President (from December 2025)

  1. Submarine cable protection
  2. 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

Other outstanding issues

Definition of “Contractor”

Letters and other communications

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