issue of tlec islon-rnak ing and financlat and butlgetary mattera consldered. Ahe Chairnan lntended to continue consultations on theae lssues. 119. Tbe pl-enary also began conslderatlon of the draft rules of procedure of the Council, prepared b,y lhe secreEariat and has conpleted lts exanination of nkre than tlro tbirds of these rules. A nunber of these rules have been provlslonauy adopted. 120. The isaues of decision-naklng and financial and budgetary nattera flete also at the heart of the di€cussions on the rules of the Council. In vtew of the cloae interr elatlonship betrreen the rules of procedure on financial and budg€tary malterg belng prepared for the varlous organs of the Authority, i! is expected that theae natters wlU be considered in their entirety at an appropriate stage. Speclal Comoission 1 121. Tbe Special Conmission which is undertaking etudie€ on ttte problena ehich would be encountered by developing land-based producer Statea from 6ea-bed nineral production continued ita conalderatlon of the data anal tnformation on the rnineral market, the itlentification of developing land-based producer Statea lmat likely to be affected and possible neasures that nlght be taken in the event of adverseA/40/923 EngLish Page 32 effects. At the ceneva neeeing, the ComriE|sion focused its attention noreparticularly on concrete fornulation of the crlteria for the developing Statesettich $ould be affectedt preparation of an outline for an ln-deptb study ofpossible effects of sea-bed production on such States and lnvestigaCion of associated problemst and lhe forrnulation of certatn guidelines that !r1I1 need to betaken into account by lhe Autbority ln devlslng any renedial or asaistanceneasures. rn addition to the data and information providd by the secretariat, the Co nission had before it resPonses from 19 internatlonaL organizations on renedial
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the activities and decisions of a council or organization related to the management of natural resources, particularly mineral production. The text mentions "financial and budgetary matters", "rules of procedure", and "effects on developing States", which suggests that the organization is concerned with the economic and financial implications of its decisions. The text also mentions the need to consider the impact of sea-bed production on developing countries, which further supports the idea that the category is related to natural resources and the economy.

**Category**
Natural resources and environment, Economic development