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The Draft regulations on exploitation of mineral resources in the Area (ISBA/25/C/WP.1) require that certain issues are addressed in accordance with, or taking into account, standards and guidelines to be developed by the organs of the ISA. The standards will be legally binding on Contractors and ISA, whereas the guidelines will be recommendatory in nature.
During the twenty-fifth session of the ISA, the Council requested that the Legal and Technical Commission (LTC) undertake work on standards and guidelines as a matter of priority, noting the proposed process and schedule for the development of standards and guidelines contained in ISBA/25/C/19/Add.1, Annex and Enclosures I and II. The LTC recommended a three-phase approach, as follows:
The process recommended by the LTC for the development of these standards and guidelines includes the circulation of the drafts for stakeholder consultations.
At the twenty-sixth session, having advanced its consideration of a number of standards and guidelines under Phase 1, the LTC developed and decided to put forward the draft standards and guidelines listed below for stakeholder consultations. Other draft standards and guidelines will be made available for consultations on this page in due course.
Please note that these documents are unedited drafts provided for the purposes of review and not for citation or other uses.
The consultations on this draft are now closed.
The consultations on this draft are now closed.
The consultations on this draft are now closed.
The comments received from member States and stakeholders are available here NEW!
For enquiries, please contact: Mr Nathan Eastwood, Legal Officer, Office of Legal Affairs, International Seabed Authority (neastwood@isa.org.jm)