text: Sea-Bed Resources ln the context of the Unlted Natlons Conveotlon on the Lar of the sea. In all theoe casea, the objectlve of partlcipation rras to provide infornatlon regarding atifferent aspects of tbe @nventlon anal to pronote ltg uniforn and conslsten! applicatlon. 137. As Slates revles the Conventlon $ith a vle$ to ratificatlon, greater r esponsibi l ities are placed on the Secr etary-General to provlde €uch states eich infornation and suppor t to facilltate the proceEs of ratlfication. The Secr etary-ceneral considers thls an inportant functlon glven the continulng need to strengthen the new r69ime of the oceans. In the ltght of the nalure of reguestE by states' it has becone neceaaary to provlale lnfornatlon on the inplenentation of certain technical aspects of the Conventlon, sottre of whlch can only be provided 'tbrough an exchange of expert oFlnlon in order to ironote a contmn aPproach to Euch maLters. It has been, therefore, proposed that the flrechanisro of a repreEentative technlcal advlaory group be deploy ed and used as neceaaary in tbe future to supplement advice ana assl€tance alreatly belng glven on purely legal and nanagement aspecta, and to thu6 provide Ehe ful,L range of eorklng naterial states requlre to support their revis proceEaes anal to asslst ln the preparation of pollcy and nes or anended legislatlon. suggeated priorttles in th18 regard uou ld be revie$ of the technical aspectg of contlnental shelf dellneatlon in accordance with the convention, the dra$ihg of the dlfferent types of baselines referred Eo in the Conventlon and also the establ-lshnent of gulalellnes on scale8, geotletic syaten, projectlong, symbols, etc., in order to prornote consiatency and unifornity in the publicatlon of charts of tradequate scaler (art. 16,.47,75 and 84 of the cohvention) for rhich the Secretary-General ls the alepositary.A/40 /9ZS Engli sh Page 36 III. CO-OPERATION WITHIN THE UNIIED NATIONS SYSTEM
analysis: The text appears to be discussing the implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, specifically regarding the sharing of information and technical expertise to support the ratification and implementation of the convention. The text mentions the need for consistency and uniformity in the publication of charts and the use of technical standards, which suggests a focus on technical and scientific aspects.