Access by Community vessels to fisheries in the Solomon Islands fishing zone
Article 5
1. Solomon Islands hereby undertakes to authorise Community vessels to engage in fishing activities in its fishing zone in accordance with this Agreement, including the Protocol and Annex thereto. 2. The fishing activities governed by this Agreement shall be subject to the laws and regulations in Solomon Islands. Solomon Islands shall notify the Commission of any amendments to the said laws and regulations within six and one month respectively before they are applied. 3. Solomon Islands shall assume responsibility for the effective implementation of the fisheries monitoring provisions in the Protocol. Community vessels shall cooperate with the Solomon Islands authorities responsible for carrying out such monitoring. The steps taken by Solomon Islands to regulate fishing in the interest of the conservation of fishery resources shall be based on objective and scientific criteria. They shall apply without discrimination both to Community, Solomon Islands and foreign vessels, without prejudice to agreements concluded between developing countries within a single geographical region, including reciprocal fisheries agreements. 4. The Community shall take all the appropriate steps required to ensure that its vessels comply with this Agreement and the legislation and regulations governing fisheries in the Solomon Islands fishing zone.