On the draft Council decision on the accession of Vanuatu to the Interim Partnership Agreement between the European Community, of the one part, and the Pacific States, of the other part

Committee on International Trade · Rapporteur: Dariusz Joński

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The draft report recommends that Parliament give its consent to Vanuatu's accession to the Interim Partnership Agreement between the EU and Pacific States, which would incorporate Vanuatu into the agreement's rules and institutions.¶¶¶

Committee position. The rapporteur proposes that Parliament give its consent to Vanuatu's accession to the Interim Partnership Agreement.¶¶

Key points

Parliament is asked to give its consent to Vanuatu's accession to the Interim Partnership Agreement.¶
The accession reinforces the legal framework of EU trade relations with Pacific partner countries and facilitates reciprocal trade.¶
Vanuatu will be removed from the Everything But Arms list of beneficiaries under the Generalised Scheme of Preferences as of 1 January 2025, losing duty-free and quota-free access to the EU market.¶
The rapporteur supports the economic integration of the Pacific States and welcomes the accession as beneficial for the region and EU trade relations.¶

Who is affected

Vanuatu: will join the Interim Partnership Agreement and lose EBA trade preferences from 1 January 2025.¶¶
Pacific States already party to the agreement: Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Samoa and Solomon Islands.¶

Figures and deadlines

1 January 2025: date from which Vanuatu will no longer benefit from EBA tariff preferences.¶

Legal basis: Article 207(4), first subparagraph, in conjunction with Article 218(6), second subparagraph, point (a)(v) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union¶

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