Article 1 
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.
Article 2 
The fishing opportunities set out in the Protocol to the Agreement shall be allocated among the Member States as follows: — Freezer tuna seiners: Spain: 75 % of fishing possibilities available France: 25 % of fishing possibilities available — Surface longliners: Spain: six vessels Portugal: four vessels. If licence applications from these Member States do not cover all the fishing opportunities fixed by the Protocol, the Commission may take into consideration licence applications from any other Member State.
Article 3 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .