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image by Zoltán Horváth, 25 February 2010
See also:
International Seabed Authority
Autorité internationale des fonds marins
(French)
Autoridad Internacional de los Fondos Marinos (Spanish)
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. The Authority became fully
operational as an autonomous international organization in June 1996, when it
took over the premises and facilities in Kingston, Jamaica previously used by
the United Nations Kingston Office for the Law of the Sea. Meetings of the
Authority are held at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston.
Home page:
http://www.isa.org.jm/en/home
Zoltán Horváth, 25 February 2010
Its flag is blue with its emblem in the center of the flag, emblem is an oval
showing a scale (justice) and wavy blue lines (sea). Name of organization is
placed around the oval as well as the olive branch (similar to those of the UN).
Document about its flag and emblem:
http://www.isa.org.jm/files/documents/EN/8Sess/Assembly/ISBA-8A-4reiss.pdf
(Images available in last page)
Use of flag:
http://www.isa.org.jm/files/documents/EN/Newsletter/V4-Nov09.pdf (Page 2)
Zoltán Horváth, 25 February 2010