31st Session of the Council

General

• Indicative Programme of Work (IPW), Part I, 31st Session (v. 19 March 2026): 
• Annotated Agenda:

Further Revised Text and related documents

Intersessional Work

• List of Informal Working Groups and Friends of the President: 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. 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. Prevention of corruption

7. Environmental Goals and Objectives

8. Non-Compliance Notice, Suspension, and Termination of Exploitation Contract