{"data":{"id":"us/15-cfr-971.421","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"15 CFR 971.421","heading":"Freedom of the high seas requirements.","body":"Each permit issued under this part must include appropriate restrictions to ensure that commercial recovery activities do not unreasonably interfere with the interests of other nations in their exercise of the freedoms of the high seas, as recognized under general principles of international law. The Administrator will consider the factors in § 971.403 in establishing these restrictions.","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 971—DEEP SEABED MINING REGULATIONS FOR COMMERCIAL RECOVERY PERMITS","Subpart D—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":"dfe62772cf035e4d5f9d43c0e4d865407cc5ee20cc9a673c008ae9e5e4cbdd25","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/15-cfr-971.420","next":"us/15-cfr-971.422"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}