139. The rrork of the office in 1985 has arso been naEked bryr an lncrease in therequirenents of the preparatory conmission for detarred studies and workrngpapers. g/ The progress of the eork of the preparatory connission haa beendescribed earl-ier in the present report (see part One). In carrying ou! theactlvicie. rerated to the law of the 3ea affairs, the Generar Assembry, by iLsres.rution 39/73, request.ed the sec r etary-ceneral to prace specrar emphasls on thework of the Preparatory conmission. The approach adopted to the servicing of thePreparatory comnrssion, namery that of an rntegrated aervlcing organlzation capableof encompassing politlcal, legal, economic, Eclentific and tectrnoiogical aspects,assunes an lncreasing importance a3 the preparatory comnlssion enters into thedetailed work reguired under lts nandate, incrudin! the discharge of its execurrvefunctions under ResoLution II of the Conference. 140. The rrorking papers prepared by the secretariat anil tbe aervtcing functlonsreflect this approacb. They address variouE natt.ers being congiderj Uy ttreprenary of the co*nission and the four speclar comfiissions, e.g.: a profile of adeepsea nlning project for the Enterprise, a comprehenEtve deep_sea minlng codefor the exploracion and exploitation of the Areat an anarysle of future mrnerarnarkets and the ways and means of integrating the ne' source of Eupply of mineralsfron the sea-bed vrhile rninimtzing lbe probreng of existing rand-based producers.Be6ides this substantive work, the Commission discharges the trattitional preparatoryv40/923 Eng ll sh Page 37 activities for Che establishnent of the new institutions under the Convention. The Office has also prepared worklng papers on the rules of procedures of these institutions, e.g., the rulea of procedure for the International Tribunal for the Lav, of the Sea and the rules of procedure for the varlous organs of the Authorlty. V. LAW OF THE SEA INFOR!,IATION SYSTEM l4l. As part of the progranme of the Office, the lnformation system has been progressively developed for the pur[xrse of supporting the actsivities of the offlce concernlng the lmplication€ of the new leqal rfulne and for monitoring developments ln sLate practlce as nell as promotlng the general understanding and conduct of
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the activities of an international organization, specifically the Office of the United Nations, in relation to the Law of the Sea. The text mentions the preparation of working papers on various topics, including the exploration and exploitation of the sea-bed, the establishment of new institutions, and the rules of procedure for these institutions. The text also mentions the importance of an integrated approach to the servicing of the Preparatory Commission, encompassing political, legal, economic, scientific, and technological aspects. This suggests that the text is related to international cooperation and governance, rather than a specific sector like healthcare or education.

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Natural resources and environment, International trade