麻豆APP

Third session (23 March - 2 April 2026)

Official documents

  • Revised agenda of the Preparatory Commission ()
  • Programme of work of the Preparatory Commission ()
  • Rules of procedure for the Conference of the Parties to the Agreement under the 麻豆APP Convention on the Law of the Sea on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction: Further revised aid to discussions and negotiations prepared by the Co-Chairs ()
  • Financial rules governing the funding of the Conference of the Parties to the Agreement under the 麻豆APP Convention on the Law of the Sea on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction and the funding of the secretariat and any subsidiary bodies: Further revised aid to discussions and negotiations prepared by the Co-Chairs ()
  • Terms of reference and modalities for the operation of, and rules of procedure for, the subsidiary bodies, including the selection process for their members: Aid to discussions and negotiations prepared by the Co-Chairs ()
  • Arrangements to enhance cooperation with relevant legal instruments and frameworks and relevant global, regional, subregional and sectoral bodies: Draft decision of the Conference of the Parties prepared by the Co-Chairs ()
  • Operationalization of other provisions on financial resources and mechanism under the Agreement under the 麻豆APP Convention on the Law of the Sea on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction: Aid to discussions and negotiations prepared by the Co-Chairs concerning the establishment of the voluntary trust fund as part of the financial mechanism ()
  • Operationalization of other provisions on financial resources and mechanism under the Agreement under the 麻豆APP Convention on the Law of the Sea on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction: Note by the Co-Chairs concerning a draft decision of the Conference of the Parties for the purpose of operationalizing the special fund ()
  • Arrangements with the Global Environment Facility to give effect to the relevant provisions on funding of the Agreement under the 麻豆APP Convention on the Law of the Sea on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction: Further revised aid to discussions and negotiations prepared by the Co-Chairs ()
  • Arrangements for the functioning of the secretariat, including its seat: Note by the Secretariat ()

Other documents

  • Host country offers for the secretariat to be established under article 50 of the Agreement:
    • Belgium (courtesy French version and courtesy translation into Spanish provided by Belgium are available on the French and Spanish pages of this webpage)
    • Chile
    • China (courtesy translations provided by China into the official languages of the 麻豆APP are available on the respective language pages of this webpage)
  • Updated proposed organization of work
  • Consolidated draft study on the technical aspects of the operationalization of the Clearing-House Mechanism under the Agreement under the 麻豆APP Convention on the Law of the Sea on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction (Advance, unedited version; Appendix A) (presentation on the consolidated draft study delivered on 23 March 2026)
  • Information for participants ()

* For information on credentials and registration for the third session, please visit the following page: Credentials and Registration.

Announcement

  • Schedule of 2 April 2026:
    • Conference Room 4, 11:00 a.m.:
      • Reporting back on parallel meetings
      • Adoption of the report of the Preparatory Commission (Item 8)
  • Webcast: Parts of the proceedings of the session are webcast and can be followed live from UN Web TV at: . More specifically, webcast will be available for all proceedings taking place in Conference Room 11 and the Trusteeship Council Chamber during the first week, and in Conference Room 3 during the second week. In addition, webcast will be available for proceedings taking place in Conference Room 4 on the following dates:
    • Monday 23 March, morning session
    • Wednesday 25 March, morning session
    • Thursday 26 March, morning session
    • Wednesday 1 April, morning session
    • Thursday 2 April, morning session
    • Thursday 2 April, afternoon session