France, Japan and the union of soviet socialist Republicg. Indla, rhlch ls also sn appllcant and which cl-aina a aite ln the Indian Ocean, haa no auch confLlcta. Vlbile it nas possible to resolve provlslonal_Iy the confLlct betrreen Japan and the Soviet Union, the overlap between France and the Sqeiet Union created particul6r problems for the tno countries in thab it sas difficult to find a sohtion rrhich floul-d neet all the conditions set out in paragraph 3 of resolution II, whlch'inter alia, provides that each applicant nust subnlt t$o areas of egual cormerclalvalue, one of ehlch t ill be reserved for the Enterprise of the Authorlty. II7. At the ceneva neetlng, it was declaled that theae conaultaElons eould be pursued during the intersessional period. nitb a tisetabl€ for a meeting atFng the aPpllcants thenselves early in December and a ne€tlng slth the Cbairnan durlnq theIatter part of January 1986 before the fourth sesalon of the PreparatoryComtission. If an understanding has been achleved, the Comnlsslon s111 continusits examination of the rules for regiatration, adopt then and proceed to the nextstage. If no agreenent has been reached, tbe Chairman eilL reguegt the Preparatory Commiasion to decide on the procedure to be folloeed thereafter. (b) The preparation of the rules, regulations and procedurea relatlng to the organs of the Au lhor ity 118. The plenary on the Conmission coropleted lhe second readlng of the alraft rulesof procedure of the Assernbly anat hag provisionally adopted a considerable nunbeE of theee ru1es. During the second readlng, it diat not cooalder the rule€ nblch concerned the gtatus and er(tenc of participatton by states observers to the Authority and the question aE to $hether maln coEnltteeE should be lnstltu tlonaL ized in the rules of the Assenbly. Nor irere rules nhlch raisetl the
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the rules and procedures of an international organization, specifically the Authority, and its relationship with applicant countries. The text mentions the Indian Ocean, Japan, the Soviet Union, and France, suggesting that it may be related to international cooperation or diplomacy. The language used is formal and technical, indicating that the text may be related to the administration or governance of an international organization.

**Category**
International trade, Industry