Annex III of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea

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annex to an international treaty legal instrument

Annex III of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea sets out the basic conditions and detailed rules governing the exploration and exploitation of deep seabed mineral resources under the international seabed regime.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Annex III of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea canonical	1
Annex III to UNCLOS	1
Annex III to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea	1

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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12951969 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Annex III of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
Context triple: [Part XI of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, linksTo, Annex III of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea]

A. Annex II of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
Annex II of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea establishes the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf and sets out the procedures for coastal states to define and submit claims regarding the outer limits of their continental shelves.
B. Article 33 of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
Article 33 of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea defines the legal regime of the contiguous zone, specifying the limited control a coastal state may exercise beyond its territorial sea to prevent and punish infringements of its customs, fiscal, immigration, and sanitary laws.
C. Part XI of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
Part XI of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea is the section of the treaty that establishes the legal regime for the deep seabed and its mineral resources beyond national jurisdiction, treating them as the common heritage of mankind and setting rules for their exploration and exploitation.
D. Annex VI of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
Annex VI of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea is the section of the treaty that establishes and governs the structure, jurisdiction, and procedures of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea.
E. Part XV of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
Part XV of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea establishes the comprehensive framework for the peaceful settlement of disputes concerning the interpretation and application of the Convention, including compulsory procedures entailing binding decisions.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Annex III of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
Target entity description: Annex III of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea sets out the basic conditions and detailed rules governing the exploration and exploitation of deep seabed mineral resources under the international seabed regime.

A. Annex II of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
Annex II of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea establishes the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf and sets out the procedures for coastal states to define and submit claims regarding the outer limits of their continental shelves.
B. Article 33 of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
Article 33 of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea defines the legal regime of the contiguous zone, specifying the limited control a coastal state may exercise beyond its territorial sea to prevent and punish infringements of its customs, fiscal, immigration, and sanitary laws.
C. Part XI of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
Part XI of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea is the section of the treaty that establishes the legal regime for the deep seabed and its mineral resources beyond national jurisdiction, treating them as the common heritage of mankind and setting rules for their exploration and exploitation.
D. Annex VI of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
Annex VI of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea is the section of the treaty that establishes and governs the structure, jurisdiction, and procedures of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea.
E. Part XV of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
Part XV of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea establishes the comprehensive framework for the peaceful settlement of disputes concerning the interpretation and application of the Convention, including compulsory procedures entailing binding decisions.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	annex to an international treaty ⓘ legal instrument ⓘ
adoptedWith	United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Annex III to UNCLOS ⓘ linked to: Annex III of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea Annex III to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea ⓘ linked to: Annex III of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
appliesTo	Area beyond national jurisdiction ⓘ international seabed area ⓘ
basedOnPrinciple	common heritage of mankind ⓘ
bindingOn	States Parties to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea ⓘ
clarifiedBy	1994 Agreement relating to the Implementation of Part XI of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea ⓘ
containsProvisionsOn	approval of plans of work for exploitation ⓘ approval of plans of work for exploration ⓘ protection of the marine environment in deep seabed activities ⓘ qualifications of contractors ⓘ responsibility and liability of contractors ⓘ settlement of disputes relating to deep seabed mining contracts ⓘ sponsorship of contractors by States Parties ⓘ
dateAdopted	10 December 1982 ⓘ
establishes	basic conditions for deep seabed mineral activities ⓘ detailed rules for deep seabed mineral activities ⓘ
governs	exploitation of deep seabed mineral resources ⓘ exploration of deep seabed mineral resources ⓘ
hasLegalStatus	integral part of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea ⓘ
implementedBy	International Seabed Authority ⓘ
language	Arabic ⓘ Chinese ⓘ English ⓘ French ⓘ Russian ⓘ Spanish ⓘ
legalBasisFor	regulations adopted by the International Seabed Authority ⓘ
locationAdopted	Montego Bay, Jamaica ⓘ
objective	ensure equitable sharing of financial and economic benefits from deep seabed mining ⓘ organize and control activities in the Area ⓘ promote effective participation of developing States in deep seabed mining ⓘ
partOf	United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea ⓘ
regulates	contracts for exploitation of deep seabed minerals ⓘ contracts for exploration of deep seabed minerals ⓘ financial terms of contracts for deep seabed mining ⓘ production policies for deep seabed minerals ⓘ rights and obligations of contractors ⓘ rights and obligations of the International Seabed Authority ⓘ transfer of technology related to deep seabed mining ⓘ
relatedTo	Part XI of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea ⓘ
subjectMatter	deep seabed mineral resources ⓘ international seabed regime ⓘ system of exploration and exploitation of the Area ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Part XI of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea → linksTo → Annex III of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea ⓘ

Annex III of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea → alsoKnownAs → Annex III to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea ⓘ

linked to: Annex III of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea

Annex III of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea → alsoKnownAs → Annex III to UNCLOS ⓘ