Article 1

The accession of Solomon Islands to the Interim Partnership Agreement between the European Community, of the one part, and the Pacific States, of the other part (the ‘Interim Partnership Agreement’), is hereby approved on behalf of the Union, subject to Solomon Islands’ deposit of the act of accession pursuant to Article 80(2) thereof.

The President of the Council shall, on behalf of the Union, notify the other Contracting Parties to the Interim Partnership Agreement and Solomon Islands of the approval, by the Union, of the accession of Solomon Islands to the Interim Partnership Agreement.

The text of the market access offer of Solomon Islands is attached to this Decision.