30th Session of the Council
Part II
7– 18 July 2025
General
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- List of informal working groups EN
- List of Friends of the President EN
- Proposal by the President of the Council on an additional modality of work, “Friends of the President” EN | ES
- President’s Briefing Paper for the second part of the 30th Session EN | ES
- Indicative Programme of Work for the second part of the 30th Session EN
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Submission by Costa Rica, Chile, France and Panama, 27 June 2025 EN
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Annotated Agenda of the Council for the second part of the 30th Session EN
- Submission by the African Group, 3 July 2025 EN
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Commentary document on draft regulations 54 to 107 EN
Intersessional work (July 2025-March 2026)
List of informal meetings (July 2025)
Informal working groups
- Handout Effective Control (PDF)
- Presentation (slides), 10 July 2025
- Enterprise – statement on effective control
- Report of the IWG, 26 November 2025
- Proposal, 26 November 2025
- Third revision of the co-facilitators document on UCH
- Fourth non-paper by Spain on DR35, 24 October 2025
- Commentary by France on third non-paper by Spain
- Fourth revision of the co-facilitators’ document on UCH, 20 November 2025
- Commentary by Spain to Rev. 4 document, 25 November 2025
- Textual proposal submitted, 1 December 2025
- Joint Proposal by Germany, Belgium and China
- Report of virtual meeting, 18 June 2025
- Feedback – compilation
- Enterprise – statement on effective control
- Open issues document, 18 July 2025
- Original joint proposal, March 2025
Friends of the President
1. Modification of a Plan of Work by a Contractor
- DR 57 proposal by UK
- DR 57 explainer by UK
- Revised proposal for DR 57, 26 September 2025
- Review of comments during July 2025 Council, 26 September 2025
- Further revised proposal for DR 57, 5 November 2025
- Textual proposal for DR57, 26 November 2025
2. Submarine Cable Protection (DRs 31 and 31 bis)
- Report of the meeting, 15 July 2025
- Revised proposal for DRs 31 and 31 bis, 16 July 2025
- Compilation of inputs, 31 October 2025 + FOP’s response
- New Rev. 2 proposal, 24 November 2025
- Textual proposal submitted, 1 December 2025
3. Environmental Compensation Fund
- DR 54 Anexo 1
- DR 54 Anexo 2
- DR 55 Anexo 3
- DR 55 Anexo 4
- DR 56 Anexo 5
- DR 56 Anexo 6
- Report and revised text proposals DRs 54, 55, 56, 5 November 2025
- Textual proposal submitted, 1 December 2025
4. Review of payment mechanism
- Consolidated draft for DR 81 and DR 82
- Draft text for DRs 81 and 82, 4 November 2025
- Draft text for DRs 81 and 82, 21 November 2025
- DR 40 proposal by Netherlands, 16 September 2025
- Report of FoP group, 26 November 2025
- Textual proposal for DR40, 26 November 2025
- DR 44ter on Environmental Goals and Objectives
- DR 44ter proposal by Germany, 18 September 2025
- DR 44ter revised draft text, 9 October 2025
- Textual proposal submitted, 1 December 2025
- Textual proposal submitted, 1 December 2025
8. Non-Compliance Notice, Suspension, and Termination of Exploitation Contract (DR 103)
SIDE EVENTS
There will be side events only during the Assembly meetings.
Guidelines for organizers of side events and Application Form.
WRITTEN PROPOSALS
Written proposals
Draft Council decision on LTC reports by Australia, Canada, Singapore EN
Proposals received after 29 March 2025
Preamble
Regulation 1
Regulation 2
Regulation 3
Regulation 4
Regulation 5
Regulation 6
Regulation 7
Regulation 8
Regulation 9
Regulation 10
Regulation 11
Regulation 12
Regulation 13
Regulation 14
Regulation 15
Regulation 16
Regulation 17
Regulation 18
Regulation 18bis
Regulation 18ter
Regulation 19
Regulation 20
Regulation 28
Regulation 29
Regulation 29bis
Regulation 29ter
Regulation 29quart.
Regulation 30
Regulation 30bis
Regulation 31
Regulation 31bis
Regulation 32
Regulation 33
Regulation 37
Regulation 37bis
Regulation 38
Regulation 39
Regulation 40
Regulation 41
Regulation 42
Regulation 43
Regulation 44
Regulation 44bis
Regulation 44ter
Regulation 45
Regulation 46
Regulation 46 – 48
Regulation 47
Regulation 47bis
Regulation 48
Regulation 48bis
Regulation 48ter
Regulation 49
Regulation 50
Regulation 50bis
Regulation 50ter
Regulation 51
Regulation 52
Regulation 53
Regulation 53bis
Regulation 53ter
Regulation 54
Regulation 55
Regulation 56
Regulation 57
Regulation 58
Regulations 59, 60 and 61
Regulation 60
Regulation 61
Regulation 62
Regulation 63
Regulation 64
Regulation 64bis
Regulation 64ter
Regulation 70
Regulation 71
Regulation 73
Regulation 73bis
Regulation 74
Regulation 75
Regulation 76
Regulation 76(4ter)
Regulation 79
Regulation 80
Regulation 81
Regulation 82
Regulation 83
Regulation 83bis
Regulation 84
Regulation 85
Regulation 86
Regulation 87
Regulation 89
Regulation 90
Regulation 91
Regulation 92
Regulation 92bis
Regulation 93
Regulation 93(bis)
Regulation 93(ter)
Regulation 94
Regulation 95
Regulation 96
Regulation 96bis
Regulation 96ter
Regulation 97
Regulation 97bis
Regulation 98
Regulation 99
Regulation 100
Regulation 101
Regulation 101(bis)
Regulation 102
Regulation 102bis
Regulation 103
Regulation 104
Regulation 105
Regulation 105bis
Regulation 105ter
Regulation 106
Regulation 107
Regulation 108
Appendix 1
Annex I
Annex II
Annex III
Annex IIIbis
Annex IV
Annex V
Annex VI
Annex VII
Annex VIII
Annex IX
Annex X
Annex Xbis
Annex XI
Appendix I
Schedule
Additional communications
Letters and other communications
Statement by Senckenberg Society for Nature Research, 6 June 2025
Statement by Senckenberg Ocean Species Alliance, 10 June 2025
Letter by WWF International, Oceans North, EJF, Greenpeace International and DSCC, 25 June 2025