"(b) Any clarm, agreenent or action regardlng the Area and its resourceaundertaken outside the preparatory Conmiasion whlch is lncompatible wlthlhe United Nations Conventlon on the Law of the sea and its ielatearesolutions shall not. be recogntzed." l1l. The Declaration rejected 'such clain, agreement oE action as a ba6is forcreating Legal rights and regards it as wholly iuegaln. vot.e fol-lowing an understanding betHeenof other delegatlons on lhe text of theout at the tine of the adoption ! "After conault.ation wlth delegat.ions, it is my understanding that thedraft declaration contained ib docurnent LOS/PCN/L.2I of 12 August l9B5coftnands a large inajority tn the preparatory Commission. I, therefore, takeit that conseguent.ly the draft declaration has been approved and bag beenadopted. nI note that a nuxtber of delegalions, while appreclating thepreoccupation of that lDajority, could not give support. to the declarationbecause of their concerns about some aspect€ of bhe substance and the effectof the declaration.' 113. rn tbe right of the adoption of the Declaration, the Group of Bastern Europeansociar'rst countriea did not press for a decision on its orrn draft resolulion on chesane subject (Los/pcN/L.1 /Rev.2) which had been originally cabled the previousgutnner at Geneva. (a,114. The plenart of Ehe commission and its four speci.ar corulissions conbinued hheir$ork in accordance wiCh their respective rnandates as follows: The plenarv lr5' rn order to conplete the rules for the registration of pioneer inv€stor', theplenary has stirl to address two issues. The firsc relates to the nature,composition and function of the group of technlcal experts to asslst thePreparatory conmisaion ln exarnining applications and the second concerns theconfidentiality of data and infornation.A/40/923 EngIlsh Page 3l 116. In the nean tlne, the guestion of overlapplng clalns bas been the subject of consultations undertaken infornal.Iy by the Chairman, eapecially wtth the three apPlicants whose application areas in the North-eaet Pacific Ocean overlap, nanely
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing international law and the management of natural resources, particularly in the context of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. It mentions the preparation of a declaration and the consideration of a draft resolution related to the exploration and exploitation of the seabed and ocean floor. The text also touches on the issue of overlapping claims and the need for technical expertise to resolve disputes.

**Category**
Natural resources and environment, International trade