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The International
Seabed Authority |
The International Seabed Authority is an autonomous
international organization established under the 1982 United
Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea and the 1994
Agreement relating to the Implementation of Part XI of the
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.
The Authority is the organization through which States Parties
to the Convention shall, in accordance with the regime for the
seabed and ocean floor and subsoil thereof beyond the limits of
national jurisdiction (the Area) established in Part XI and the
Agreement, organize and control activities in the Area,
particularly with a view to administering the resources of the
Area.
The Authority, which has its headquarters in Kingston, Jamaica,
came into existence on 16 November 1994, upon the entry into
force of the 1982 Convention.
Source: The International
Seabed Authority
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