For any application of the Fishing Vessel Catch Certificate, the application form in the required format shall be filled in and submitted to the competent authority together with the following documents:
(1)A copy of the shipping documents proving that catches are shipped back to land in the Republic of China for sale by commercial cargo vessel, foreign carrier vessel, or airplane.
(2)Details of the catches transported back to the Republic of China for landing.
The Fishing Vessel Catch Certificate will be issued after the application as referred to in the preceding paragraph is examined and determined to be compliant with relevant requirements.

In case of any of the following circumstances, the Fishing Vessel Catch Certificate shall not be issued:
(1)The applicant does not meet the provisions stipulated in Article 4, paragraph 1.
(2)The catch of purse seine fishing vessel is not frozen round fish.
(3)The fishing vessel conducts distant water fisheries without the permission from the competent authority.
(4)The applied amount exceeds the amount verified by transshipment inspection. In case of no transshipment inspection conducted, the applied amount exceeds the amount recorded in the Advance Notice of Landing.