Reference Documents

The following reference documents are available for download:

• Solomon Islands Final DTIS (from the IF website)
• Vanuatu Final DTIS

• Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations
• Pacific Island Countries Trade Agreement
• SPARTECA
• Melanesian Spearhead Group Trade Agreement, as either
  • PDF file, or
  • HTML (on PacLII)

• Preference Erosion Under Doha and the EPA — This paper describes the loss of tariff preferences which Solomon Islands will face if the WTO Doha Round concludes, particularly in fisheries, and explains the impact that this loss will have on current Economic Partnership Agreement negotiations.

Information concerning rules of origin and certificates of origin can be found here.