Intergovernmental Conference on an international legally binding instrument under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction (General Assembly resolution 72/249)

Fifth substantive session

Small group schedule

TOPICS

ARTICLE

LEAD

DATE/TIME

LOCATION

MGRs

       
 

8(2)

CARICOM and Australia

26 August 2022 / 10.30am CR A
 

1(1), (2), (12) & (19) and 12

Convened by Facilitator

25 August 2022 / 1pm CR 12 (TBC)
 

10 & 11 and aspects of 13

Convened by Facilitator

25 August 2022 / 2 - 4.30pm CR 9
 

Other outstanding items

Convened by Facilitator

25 August 2022 / 3 - 6pm TBC

ABMTs

       
 

1(3) & 1(12)

Singapore

   
 

Decision-making specific to ABMT (“Opt Out”)

USA

23 August 2022 / 2.30 - 3.30pm

CR 3 

 

19(1), (2), (3bis)

Norway

24 August 2022 / 9 - 10am

CR A 

 

19(6)

USA

 

 

 

17

Singapore

24 August 2022 / 5 - 6pm

CR 11 

EIAs

       
 

34 and 35

Canada

24 August 2022 / 12 - 2pm European Union Delegation  to the UN, on 666 3rd Avenue, 31st floor
24 August 2022 / 3 - 5pm CR A
 

1(9) and 1(11) and issue of “planned” vs “proposed” activity in respect of EIAs 

Norway

25 August 2022 / 3.30 - 5pm

CR 12

         

CB&TMT

       
 

47 and 47bis

Bahamas

26 August 2022 / 11am

CR A

 

Annex II

Australia

26 August 2022 / 10.30am

CR 9

 

44, 45(1) and (3) and 46 / Annex II

Australia

25 August 2022 / 7pm

CR 6

 

43(3) 

G77&China

   
 

44(1), (2)  

Honduras and El Salvador, on behalf of CLAM 

23 August 2022 / 11am - 1pm

CR 9 

 

44(4) 

CLAM & CARICOM 

   
 

45(1), 45(3) and 45(4)

Philippines & Switzerland 

24 August 2022 / 6.30 - 8pm CR D
 

45(4) 

G77&China  

   
 

46(2) and Annex II 

Australia 

23 August 2022 / 10 - 11am

CR 9

 

States listing cross-cutting issue 

G77&China   

24 August 2022 / 12pm

CR 9

Cross-cutting

       
 

4bis

Australia

25 August 2022 / 3 - 4pm CR A
 

5(d) - precaution

Singapore

24 August 2022 / 5pm CR 11

 

6(1)

African Group

   
 

48(4) (decision-making as relates to voting and thresholds)

EU

   
 

53

Nauru/PSIDS 

22 August 2022 / 4:30 - 5:30pm

 CR A

 

58ante & 59bis

EU

   
 

Dispute settlement

Facilitator 

24 August 2022 / 10am - 12pm

 CR A