Mining Code for activities in the Area

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The Mining Code for activities in the Area is the set of international rules, regulations, and procedures governing mineral exploration and exploitation in the deep seabed beyond national jurisdiction.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf international regulatory framework ⓘ
law of the sea instrument ⓘ
set of rules, regulations and procedures ⓘ
administeredBy International Seabed Authority ⓘ
aimsTo ensure effective protection of the marine environment from harmful effects of activities in the Area ⓘ
regulate activities in the Area for the benefit of humankind as a whole ⓘ
appliesTo deep seabed beyond national jurisdiction ⓘ
the Area as defined in the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea ⓘ
basedOnPrinciple common heritage of mankind ⓘ
bindingOn States Parties to UNCLOS acting through the International Seabed Authority ⓘ
contractors sponsored by States Parties to UNCLOS ⓘ
covers exploitation of mineral resources in the Area ⓘ
exploration for mineral resources in the Area ⓘ
prospecting for mineral resources in the Area ⓘ
decisionMaker Council of the International Seabed Authority ⓘ
developedBy International Seabed Authority ⓘ
environmentalObjective prevent, reduce and control pollution and other hazards to the marine environment from activities in the Area ⓘ
establishes procedures for inspection and compliance ⓘ
rights and obligations of contractors in the Area ⓘ
rights and obligations of sponsoring States ⓘ
sanctions for non-compliance with regulations ⓘ
geographicalScope seabed, ocean floor and subsoil beyond the limits of national jurisdiction ⓘ
governs mineral exploitation in the Area ⓘ
mineral exploration in the Area ⓘ
implements Part XI regime of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea for activities in the Area ⓘ
includes draft regulations on exploitation of mineral resources in the Area ⓘ
environmental management provisions ⓘ
provisions on financial terms of contracts ⓘ
provisions on monitoring and reporting by contractors ⓘ
provisions on technology transfer ⓘ
provisions on training and capacity-building ⓘ
recommendations for the guidance of contractors ⓘ
regulations on prospecting and exploration for cobalt-rich ferromanganese crusts in the Area ⓘ
regulations on prospecting and exploration for polymetallic nodules in the Area ⓘ
regulations on prospecting and exploration for polymetallic sulphides in the Area ⓘ
legalBasis 1994 Agreement relating to the Implementation of 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 ⓘ
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea ⓘ
relatedTo regulation of cobalt-rich ferromanganese crusts ⓘ
regulation of polymetallic nodules ⓘ
regulation of polymetallic sulphides ⓘ
requires approval of plans of work by the International Seabed Authority ⓘ
environmental impact assessment for activities in the Area ⓘ
submission of plans of work for exploration or exploitation ⓘ
scope activities in the Area carried out for mineral resources ⓘ
subjectOf international seabed mining regulation ⓘ
subjectTo periodic review and amendment by the International Seabed Authority ⓘ

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International Seabed Authority → develops → Mining Code for activities in the Area ⓘ
subject linked to: ISA