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Oceans and Law of the Sea

SEA/1540/

STATES PARTIES TO LAW OF SEA CONVENTION CONCLUDE SIXTH MEETING CORRECTION

7 April 1997


Press Release
SEA/1540/


STATES PARTIES TO LAW OF SEA CONVENTION CONCLUDE SIXTH MEETING CORRECTION

19970407

In Press Release SEA/1540 of 20 March, the first sentence of the second paragraph on page 2 should read:

Following the entry into force of the Convention, the States parties established 5 February 1997 as the deadline for the submission of nominations, and 13 March 1997 as the date of the election.

SEA/1548*

SEABED AUTHORITY ENDS FIRST SERIES OF 1997 MEETINGS

1 April 1997


Press Release
SEA/1548*


SEABED AUTHORITY ENDS FIRST SERIES OF 1997 MEETINGS

19970401 (Received from the International Seabed Authority.)

KINGSTON, 27 March -- The Assembly and the Council of the International Seabed Authority today held their final meetings for the first half of the two-part 1997 session at Kingston.

SEA/1548

THIRD SESSION (FIRST PART) OF INTERNATIONAL SEABED AUTHORITY, KINGSTON, 17-27 MARCH

31 March 1997


Press Release
SEA/1548


THIRD SESSION (FIRST PART) OF INTERNATIONAL SEABED AUTHORITY, KINGSTON, 17-27 MARCH

19970331 Legal and Technical Commission Completes Initial Readings of Seabed Mining Code; Council and Assembly Endorse Agreement on Relations with United Nations

(Received from the International Seabed Authority.)

SEA/1545

PROGRESS REPORTED ON SEABED MINING CODE

25 March 1997


Press Release
SEA/1545


PROGRESS REPORTED ON SEABED MINING CODE

19970325

(Received from the International Seabed Authority.)

KINGSTON, 24 March -- Considerable progress on a code for mining in the international seabed area was reported this afternoon to the Council of the International Seabed Authority, meeting at Kingston.

SEA/1543

COUNCIL OF SEABED AUTHORITY ENDORSES AGREEMENT WITH UNITED NATIONS

24 March 1997


Press Release
SEA/1543


COUNCIL OF SEABED AUTHORITY ENDORSES AGREEMENT WITH UNITED NATIONS

19970324

Takes up Headquarters Agreement with Jamaica, Elects Four Vice-Presidents

(Received from the International Seabed Authority.)

KINGSTON, 20 March -- The Council of the International Seabed Authority, meeting at Kingston this morning, decided to recommend to the Authority's Assembly that it approve a relationship agreement between the Authority and the United Nations.

SEA/1541

SEABED AUTHORITY PRESS RELEASES NOW AVAILABLE ON NEW WEB PAGE

24 March 1997


Press Release
SEA/1541


SEABED AUTHORITY PRESS RELEASES NOW AVAILABLE ON NEW WEB PAGE

19970324

KINGSTON, 18 March -- Press releases on meetings of the current third session of the International Seabed Authority are now available in English on the Authority's new World Wide Web site. The Internet address is http:\\www.isa.org.jm.