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Convention: art. 165
verse effects caused by activities in the Area. The Commission shall make
the recommendations to the Council that are necessary for the application
of the system or other measures adopted by the Assembly in specific cases.
AGREEMENT, ANNEX, SECTION 7, PARAGRAPH 2
2. Article 151, paragraph 10, of the Convention shall be implemented by
means of measures of economic assistance referred to in paragraph 1. … article
164, paragraph 2 (d) … of the Convention shall be interpreted accordingly.
Article 165
The Legal and Technical Commission
1. Members of the Legal and Technical Commission shall have appropriate
qualifications such as those relevant to exploration for and exploitation and
processing of mineral resources, oceanology, protection of the marine environment,
or economic or legal matters relating to ocean mining and related fields of
expertise. The Council shall endeavour to ensure that the membership of the
Commission reflects all appropriate qualifications.
2. The Commission shall:
(a)
make recommendations with regard to the exercise of the Authority’s
functions upon the request of the Council;
(b) review formal written plans of work for activities in the Area in accordance
with article 153, paragraph 3, and submit appropriate recommendations
to the Council. The Commission shall base its recommendations solely on
the grounds stated in Annex III and shall report fully thereon to the
Council;
(c) supervise, upon the request of the Council, activities in the Area, where
appropriate, in consultation and collaboration with any entity carrying
out such activities or State or States concerned and report to the
Council;
(d) prepare assessments of the environmental implications of activities in
(e)
(f)
the Area;
make recommendations to the Council on the protection of the marine
environment, taking into account the views of recognized experts in that
field;
formulate and submit to the Council the rules, regulations and procedures
referred to in article 162, paragraph 2(o), taking into account all
relevant factors including assessments of the environmental implications
of activities in the Area;
(g) keep such rules, regulations and procedures under review and recommend
to the Council from time to time such amendments thereto as it
may deem necessary or desirable;