16. In the case of polymetallic sulphides and cobalt-rich crusts, however, the Legal and Technical Commission had recognized that there was a possibility that, initially, applications may be submitted for overlapping areas.
En revanche, dans le cas des sulfures polymétalliques et des encroûtements cobaltifères, la Commission juridique et technique a constaté qu &apos; il pouvait arriver que les zones visées par les demandes initiales se chevauchent.