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16th Session Press Releases

7 May 2010

Seabed Authority Concludes Sixteenth Session in Kingston Adopts draft regulations on polymetallic sulphides; Elects new Council members; Adopts decision on revision of Staff Regulations (SB-16-21)

Seabed Authority Concludes Sixteenth Session with the Adoption of Draft Sulphides Regulations and Elections to fill Vacancies in Council Seventeenth Session Scheduled for Kingston 25 April to 6 May 2011 (SB-16-20 )

6 May 2010

Seabed Council Recommends Adoption by Assemnly of Draft Sulphides Regulations as it Concludes Sixteenth Session; To Seek Advisory Opinion from Seabed Disputes Chamber of International Tribunal on Law of the Sea (SB-16-19)

Seabed Council Deadlocked on Way Forward with Nauru Proposal; New Draft Decision to be Studied at Next Meeting (SB-16-18)

Seabed Assembly Adopts $13,014,700 Budget for Authority's Operations in 2011-2012 Biennium; Approves Revisions to Staff Regulations of Authority and Report of Credentials Committee (SB-16-17

5 May 2010

Council Set to Approve Sulphides Regulations after Clearling All Outstanding Issues; Work to Start on Crusts Regulations (SB-16-16

Jamaica Reiterates its Support for the Authority and its Work as Seabed Assembly Concludes Debate on Secretary-General's Annual Report (SB-16-15)

4 May 2010

Seabed Council Continues Debate on “Overlapping Claims”, Only Unresolved Provision in Sulphides Regulation Text; Draft Decision on Subject Circulated (SB/16/14)

Council to Seek Advisory Opinion from Seabed Disputes Chamber by Draft Decision introduced by Authority's Secretariat; Resume Discussion of Outstanding Issues of Draft Sulphides Regulations (SB/16/13

3 May 2010

Nauru Proposal Gets Attention of Seabed Council; Views Mixed on Seeking Opinion from Seabed Disputes Chamber (SB/16/12

Seabed Council Recommends Budget of $13,014,700 for Authority's 2011-2012 Operations (SB/16/11

30 April 2010

Seabed Council Continues Discussion of Size and Composition of Authority’s Expert Body – the Legal and Technical Commission (SB/16/10)

Seabed Assembly Continues Debate on Secretary-General’s Report; Hears 17 Statements on a Range of Issues of Concern to State Members of the Authority (SB/16/9

29 April 2010

Seabed Council Hears Legal and Technical Commission Report, Debates Size and Composition of Commission (SB/16/8)

Seabed Assembly Begins Debate on Organization's Work After Introduction of Secretary-General's Report (SB/16/7

28 April 2010

Syamal Kanti Das of India, President of Seabed Council for 2010 (SB/16/6

ISA Council Begins Substantive Work of Sixteenth Session, Elects President and Resumes Work on Draft Sulphides Regulations (SB/16/5

Seabed Assembly Hears Presentation on the IMMS Marine Mining Code (SB/16/4

27 April 2010

Ambassador Jesus Silva-Fernandez of Spain President of Seabed Assembly for 2010 (SB/16/3)

Seabed Authority Begins Sixteenth Session in Kingston; Assembly and Council Adopt Agendas (SB/16/2

26 April 2010

Background Press Release: Seabed Authority to Finalize Text on Regulations for Polymetallic Sulphides; To Elect one half of Council Members and Adopt 2011-2012 Budget at Kingston Session, 26 April to 7 May 2010 (SB/16/1)