1. Any ship that has been registered in one part of the Customs territory and transfers its port of registry to another part of the same territory is required to pay any difference that may exist between the customs duties, duties and taxes, other than those mentioned in the code of taxes on goods and services, previously paid and those payable in the place where the new port of registry is located.
2. The same rule applies to any ship which has been registered in a territory of the French Republic not included in the customs territory and which transfers its port of registration to the customs territory.