{"id":60585,"date":"2025-07-21T19:22:31","date_gmt":"2025-07-21T18:22:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/belgium\/?p=60585"},"modified":"2025-11-19T17:46:10","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T16:46:10","slug":"fin-du-conseil-de-laifm-aucun-accord-sur-lexploitation-miniere-des-fonds-marins-tmc-face-a-des-vents-contraires","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/belgium\/fr\/communique-de-presse\/60585\/fin-du-conseil-de-laifm-aucun-accord-sur-lexploitation-miniere-des-fonds-marins-tmc-face-a-des-vents-contraires\/","title":{"rendered":"Fin du Conseil de l&rsquo;AIFM : aucun accord sur l&rsquo;exploitation mini\u00e8re des fonds marins &#8211; TMC face \u00e0 des vents contraires"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Le Conseil de l\u2019AIFM vient de se terminer. <\/strong>Vous trouverez ci-dessous la r\u00e9action de Greenpeace International \u00e0 la presse.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p>En r\u00e9sum\u00e9, voici les points principaux pour nous :<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Le Conseil de l&rsquo;AIFM a achev\u00e9 la deuxi\u00e8me lecture du Code minier. Cette deuxi\u00e8me lecture a surtout r\u00e9v\u00e9l\u00e9 de nouveaux d\u00e9saccords entre les \u00c9tats, et aucun consensus n&rsquo;a \u00e9t\u00e9 trouv\u00e9. Plusieurs m\u00e9canismes essentiels du texte l\u00e9gislatif, ainsi que les annexes, les normes et les lignes directrices, n&rsquo;ont pas encore \u00e9t\u00e9 abord\u00e9s. Par cons\u00e9quent, nous sommes encore loin de l&rsquo;adoption d\u2019un quelconque Code minier<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Suite \u00e0 de longs d\u00e9bats et il a \u00e9t\u00e9 finalement d\u00e9cid\u00e9 <strong>d&rsquo;examiner le contrat d&rsquo;exploration de \u201cThe Metals Company\u201d<\/strong>, au vu de leur demande d&rsquo;exploitation mini\u00e8re en eaux profondes sous pavillon am\u00e9ricain, qui va <strong>\u00e0 l&rsquo;encontre du cadre multilat\u00e9ral et de l&rsquo;Autorit\u00e9 internationale des fonds marins (AIFM)<\/strong>. Cet examen est important car <strong>le contrat expire l&rsquo;ann\u00e9e prochaine <\/strong>et la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 a demand\u00e9 une prolongation. <strong>Ils risquent de perdre leur concession <\/strong>dans la zone de Clarion-Clipperton (CCZ) dans le cadre de l&rsquo;AIFM. <strong>La Belgique a jou\u00e9 un r\u00f4le moteur dans cette d\u00e9cision.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>La Belgique a \u00e9t\u00e9 en premi\u00e8re ligne des n\u00e9gociations en tant que membre du Conseil de l&rsquo;AIFM cette ann\u00e9e. De ce fait, elle a appel\u00e9 \u00e0 une analyse de la demande de The Metals Company de prolonger son contrat d&rsquo;exploration avec l&rsquo;AIFM, alors que cette soci\u00e9t\u00e9 a depuis d\u00e9pos\u00e9 une demande d&rsquo;exploitation aux \u00c9tats-Unis. Cependant, la Belgique est rarement intervenue sur la question de la protection des oc\u00e9ans.<\/p>\n\n<p>Ruth-Marie Henckes, charg\u00e9e de campagne Oc\u00e9ans chez Greenpeace Belgique, suit les n\u00e9gociations de l&rsquo;AIFM depuis la Jama\u00efque : \u00ab <em>Nous sommes satisfait que la Belgique ait envoy\u00e9 un signal clair : saper le multilat\u00e9ralisme, comme le font les \u00c9tats-Unis et TMC, ne sera pas sans cons\u00e9quence. Mais nous attendions davantage de notre pays en mati\u00e8re de protection de l&rsquo;environnement, en tant que \u00ab leader bleu \u00bb et candidat \u00e0 l&rsquo;accueil du secr\u00e9tariat de la Convention sur les oc\u00e9ans. La Belgique semble vouloir adopter \u00e0 la h\u00e2te un code minier alors que des questions l\u00e9gislatives fondamentales restent en suspens<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Press release Greenpeace International<\/h2>\n\n<p>The ISA (International Seabed Authority) Council meeting started with governments under heavy pressure from industry to finish negotiations and deliver a Mining Code to deep sea mining corporations. But with public concern over ocean health loud and clear, <strong>the Council has ended with a clear signal that this industry will not get international approval anytime soon<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p>New efforts to fast-track a Mining Code have only highlighted the many unresolved issues that governments must confront before any deep sea mining is even considered.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>The international community also decided to take action to show that rogue deep sea mining companies attempting to bypass international law will face consequences.<\/strong> In the first meeting of the ISA since The Metals Company (TMC) submitted the world\u2019s first-ever application to commercially mine the international seabed, governments responded by launching an investigation into whether mining contractors, including TMC\u2019s subsidiaries Nauru Ocean Resources Inc. (NORI) and Tonga Offshore Mining Limited (TOML), are complying with contractual obligations to act in accordance with the international legal framework.<\/p>\n\n<p>Multiple legal analyses \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2025\/07\/23f80a18-expert-opinion-prof.-dr.-trevisanut-final.pdf\">including a detailed opinion commissioned by Greenpeace International <\/a>\u2014 have concluded that TMC\u2019s move to mine unilaterally via the US constitutes a breach of international law. Crucially, the ISA and States parties to UNCLOS have legal obligations to take action against any unilateral attempts to extract resources in the international seabed outside of the UN framework. [1]<\/p>\n\n<p>This raises serious concerns about the company\u2019s approach and the broader risks of allowing deep sea mining to start without global consensus and outstanding scientific questions.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Greenpeace International campaigner Louisa Casson, who is attending the meeting, said:&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p>\u201cDespite industry pressure reaching fever pitch, governments have sent a clear signal that the deep sea mining industry will not get international approval any time soon.<\/p>\n\n<p>\u201cThe international community has sent a signal<strong>: <\/strong>rogue companies attempting to bypass international law will face consequences. This latest move further shatters The Metals Company\u2019s credibility and serves as a stark warning to others considering this reckless path.<\/p>\n\n<p>\u201cGovernments have also reaffirmed that there should be no deep sea mining in the global oceans while major political and scientific questions remain unresolved.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p>\u201cAs more delegations arrive today to attend the ISA Assembly meeting, they\u2019ll be met by a rising tide of voices \u2014 from scientists, Pacific communities, businesses, and concerned citizens \u2014 all saying the same thing: deep sea mining is a dangerous gamble we cannot afford, and the only responsible way forward is a global moratorium.\u201d<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Note<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n<p>[1] From Prof. dr. Seline Trevisanut\u2019s legal opinion: The obligations extend to states and natural or juridical persons having the nationality of a state party (Arts 137.3 and 139.1). This means that UNCLOS parties shall not engage with any illegal activity performed on the basis of licences granted pursuant to the Executive Order, and that they shall prevent their nationals from participating in the said activities.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Photos available <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/media.greenpeace.org\/Detail\/27MZIFJR9TW64\"><strong>HERE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Contact<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p>Service presse Greenpeace 0496 26 31 91 &#8211; <a href=\"mailto:bpress@greenpeace.org\">bpress@greenpeace.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n<p>Ruth-Marie Henckes suit les n\u00e9gociations de l\u2019AIFM depuis la Jama\u00efque.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Le Conseil de l\u2019AIFM vient de se terminer. 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