Article 8 Suspension and review of the payment of the financial contribution
The financial contribution, as referred to in Article 2(2)(a) and (b), may be revised or suspended if one or more of the following conditions apply:
unusual circumstances, as defined in Article 2(h) of the Fisheries Partnership Agreement, prevent fishing activities in the São Toméan EEZ;
following significant changes in the policy guidelines which led to the conclusion of this Protocol, one of the two Parties requests a review of the provisions with a view to a possible amendment thereof;
the European Union notes that there has been a violation by the São Toméan authorities of the essential and fundamental elements of human rights as provided for in Article 9 of the Cotonou Agreement.
The European Union reserves the right to suspend, partially or totally, the payment of the specific financial contribution provided for in Article 2(2)(b) of this Protocol:
if the results obtained are inconsistent with the programming, following an evaluation carried out by the Joint Committee;
in the event of failure to implement this financial contribution.
Payment of the financial contribution shall resume after consultation and agreement by the two Parties, as soon as the situation existing prior to the events mentioned in paragraph 1 has been re-established and/or if the results of the financial implementation referred to in paragraph 2 so warrant.