{"data":{"id":"us/15-cfr-970.504","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"15 CFR 970.504","heading":"International obligations of the United States.","body":"Before issuing or transferring an exploration license, the Administrator must find that the exploration proposed in the application will not conflict with any international obligation of the United States established by any treaty or international convention in force with respect to the United States.","path":["Title 15—Commerce and Foreign Trade","Subtitle B—Regulations Relating to Commerce and Foreign Trade","CHAPTER IX—NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE","SUBCHAPTER D—GENERAL REGULATIONS OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL DATA SERVICE","PART 970—DEEP SEABED MINING REGULATIONS FOR EXPLORATION LICENSES","Subpart E—Issuance/Transfer/Terms, Conditions and Restrictions"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-15.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:24Z","sha256":"fbae2b8afb59c680bc8f49a586981ab2e93f3800015ab408dbc11288d03b8d7b","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/15-cfr-970.503","next":"us/15-cfr-970.505"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}