14. Notes with satisfaction the first examination by the Council of the International Seabed Authority ("the Authority") of annual reports on prospecting and exploration for polymetallic nodules in the Area submitted by contractors to the Authority;
14. 满意地注意到国际海底管理局（"管理局"）理事会首次审查了承包者向管理局提交的有关"区域"内多金属结核探矿和勘探的年度报告；