Ninth session Kingston, Jamaica 28 July-8 August 2003 Agenda of the Council 1. Opening of the session. 2. Adoption of the agenda. 3. Election of the President. 4. Election of the Vice-Presidents. 5. Election to fill a vacancy on the Legal and Technical Commission. 6. Report of the Secretary-General concerning the credentials of members of the Council. 7. Report of the Legal and Technical Commission. 8. Report and recommendations of the Finance Committee. 9. Consideration of the rules, regulations and procedures for prospecting and exploration for polymetallic sulphides and cobalt-rich crusts in the Area. 10. Date of the next meeting of the Council. 11. Other matters.