32nd Session of the Council
Intersessional work
(August 2026 – March 2027)
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
9. Reference to Regional Environmental Management Plans (REMPs)
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- 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
4. Environmental Compensation Fund
5. Seabed Mining Register
6. Environmental Goals and Objectives
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- 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
Other outstanding issues
Conditions for beginning Exploitation of the Area
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- Germany (13 May 2026): PDF
Definition of “Incident” and “Notifiable Event”
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- Germany (13 May 2026): PDF
Financial Incentives
Resources Covered by the Regulations
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- Germany (13 May 2026): PDF
Parent Company Liability
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- Germany (13 May 2026): PDF
Treatment of the Enterprise
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- Interim Director-General of the Enterprise – Reference to the Enterprise in the draft Regulations (1 October 2026): PDF
Chief Inspector, Inspectors and Inspections
Confidential Information and procedures to ensure confidentiality
Standards and Guidelines
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- United Kingdom – Statement on Standards and Guidelines (1 October 2026): PDF
Annexes and Schedule
Annex III bis
Annex IV
Annex V
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- Russian Federation (31 July 2026): PDF
Annex VI
Annex X
Annex X bis
Annex XI
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- Germany (13 May 2026): PDF
Schedule
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- Germany (13 May 2026): PDF