Division 1

European Union vessels operating in São Toméan waters under this Protocol shall take on board observers appointed by the Ministry responsible for fisheries in São Tomé and Príncipe on the terms set out below:

1. 1.1.

   At the request of the competent São Toméan authorities, European Union vessels shall take on board an observer designated by the former to check catches made in São Toméan waters.

2. 1.2.

   The competent São Toméan authority shall draw up a list of vessels designated to take an observer on board and a list of the appointed observers. These lists shall be kept up to date. They shall be forwarded to the European Commission as soon as they have been drawn up and every three months thereafter where they have been updated.

3. 1.3.

   The competent São Toméan authorities shall inform the shipowners concerned, or their representatives, of the name of the observer appointed to be taken on board their vessel at the time the fishing authorisation is issued, or no later than 15 days before the observer’s planned embarkation date.