• Item 17: Budget of the International Seabed Authority.
• Draft decision of the Council relating to the budget of the International Seabed Authority for the financial period 2027-2028.
• Item 13: Report of the Chair of the Legal and Technical Commission on the work of the Commission during the second part of its thirty-first session.
• Draft decision on the report of the Chair of the Legal and Technical Commission.
• Item 11: Consideration, with a view to adoption, of the draft regulations on exploitation of mineral resources in the Area.
• Draft decision of the Council on a Roadmap.
• Standard and Guidelines.[1]
• Item 15: Operationalization of the Economic Planning Commission.
  • Draft decision of the Council on the election mechanisms of the Economic Planning Commission.
  • Item 20: Dates of the next session.[2]

8-19 March 2027| Council, Part I [2 weeks]

12-23 July 2027 | Council, Part II [2 weeks]

25 October – 5 November 2027| Council, Part III [ 10 days] [TBC] OR
25 October – 3 November 2027 | Council, Part III [8 days] [TBC]

End of the second part of the thirty-first session

[1] According to ISBA/31/C/19/Rev.1, paragraph 42.

[2] The proposed dates are subject to the agreement of the Council.