Division 4 A provisional statement of the fees due for the fishing year shall be drawn up at the end of each calendar year on the basis of the catch statements made by the shipowners and forwarded simultaneously to the competent authorities of São Tomé and Principe and the departments responsible at the Commission of the European Communities. The corresponding amount shall be paid to the National Bank of São Tomé and Principe no later than 31 March of the current year.
The final statement of the fees due for the year shall be drawn up by the Commission departments responsible following verification of the volume of catch by a specialist scientific body in the region.
The final statement shall be notified to the shipowners, who shall have 30 days to acquit their financial obligations.
However, if the amount is lower than the abovementioned advance, the resulting balance shall not be recoverable by the shipowner.