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The Partnership Agreement between the European Community and Solomon Islands on fishing off Solomon Islands (hereinafter referred to as the Agreement) is hereby approved on behalf of the Community. The text of the Agreement is attached to this Regulation.

Scope This Agreement establishes the principles, rules and procedures governing:

— economic, financial, technical and scientific cooperation in the fisheries sector with a view to enhancing responsible fishing in the Solomon Islands fishing zone to guarantee the conservation and sustainable exploitation of fisheries resources, and developing the Solomon Islands fisheries sector,

— the conditions governing access by Community fishing vessels to the Solomon Islands fishing zone,

— the arrangements for policing fisheries in the Solomon Islands fishing zone with a view to ensuring that the above rules and conditions are complied with,

— the measures for an effective conservation and management of fish stocks,

— the prevention of illegal, undeclared and unregulated fishing,

— partnerships between companies aimed at developing economic activities in the fisheries sector and related activities, in the common interest.