Legal and Technical Commission of the International Seabed Authority

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The Legal and Technical Commission of the International Seabed Authority is a specialized expert body that evaluates deep seabed mineral exploration plans, develops environmental and technical standards, and advises the Authority on regulating activities in the international seabed Area.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf expert body ⓘ
subsidiary organ ⓘ
technical commission ⓘ
appliesTo exploration for cobalt-rich ferromanganese crusts in the Area ⓘ
exploration for polymetallic nodules in the Area ⓘ
exploration for polymetallic sulphides in the Area ⓘ
hasFunction advise on emergency response procedures for incidents in the Area ⓘ
advise on standards for data reporting by contractors ⓘ
advise on standards for environmental baseline data collection ⓘ
advise on standards for monitoring and performance assessment of contractors ⓘ
advise on the development of guidelines for closure plans and post-closure monitoring ⓘ
advise on the development of guidelines for environmental management systems for contractors ⓘ
advise on the development of performance standards for environmental protection ⓘ
advise on the development of standards for the collection and sharing of bathymetric data ⓘ
advise on the development of standards for the collection and sharing of biological data ⓘ
advise on the development of standards for the collection and sharing of chemical data ⓘ
advise on the development of standards for the collection and sharing of economic data ⓘ
advise on the development of standards for the collection and sharing of environmental data ⓘ
advise on the development of standards for the collection and sharing of geological data ⓘ
advise on the development of standards for the collection and sharing of geophysical data ⓘ
advise on the development of standards for the collection and sharing of health and safety data ⓘ
advise on the development of standards for the collection and sharing of maritime safety data ⓘ
advise on the development of standards for the collection and sharing of navigational data ⓘ
advise on the development of standards for the collection and sharing of oceanographic data ⓘ
advise on the development of standards for the collection and sharing of physical data ⓘ
advise on the development of standards for the collection and sharing of resource assessment data ⓘ
advise on the development of standards for the collection and sharing of sedimentological data ⓘ
advise on the development of standards for the collection and sharing of social data related to activities in the Area ⓘ
advise on the development of standards for the collection and sharing of technological data ⓘ
advise the Council on the implementation of the mining code ⓘ
advise the Council on the protection and preservation of the marine environment in the Area ⓘ
assess the potential environmental impacts of activities in the Area ⓘ
develop and recommend rules regulations and procedures for activities in the Area ⓘ
develop environmental standards for deep seabed mining activities ⓘ
develop technical standards for deep seabed mining activities ⓘ
evaluate plans of work for exploration for mineral resources in the Area ⓘ
evaluate the training programmes offered by contractors ⓘ
identify and recommend areas in need of protection from harmful effects of activities in the Area ⓘ
make recommendations on the approval of work plans for exploitation ⓘ
make recommendations to the Council of the International Seabed Authority on plans of work for exploration ⓘ
monitor compliance of contractors with environmental obligations ⓘ
provide advice on the development of regional environmental management plans ⓘ
report to the Council of the International Seabed Authority on its work ⓘ
review and assess new technologies relevant to deep seabed mining ⓘ
review annual reports submitted by contractors ⓘ
review environmental impact assessments submitted by contractors ⓘ
hasJurisdictionOver activities in the international seabed Area ⓘ
partOf International Seabed Authority ⓘ

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Council of the International Seabed Authority → hasAuthorityOver → Legal and Technical Commission of the International Seabed Authority ⓘ
International Seabed Authority → hasOrgan → Legal and Technical Commission of the International Seabed Authority ⓘ
subject linked to: ISA
Finance Committee (International Seabed Authority) → relatedTo → Legal and Technical Commission of the International Seabed Authority ⓘ
subject linked to: Finance Committee
Office of Legal Affairs of the International Seabed Authority → serves → Legal and Technical Commission of the International Seabed Authority ⓘ