Any fishing vessel applying for the Catch Origin Document shall have passed the hygiene inspection.
Fishing vessels which have passed the hygiene inspection as referred to in the preceding paragraph shall be promulgated by the competent authority.

For any application of the Catch Origin Certificate, the application form in the required format shall be filled in and submitted to the competent authority, together with the following documents:
(1)The chart recording the temperature of fish holds during fishing operation.
(2)For the applicant as referred to in subparagraph (2) of Article 4, paragraph 1, the record that can trace back to the transaction of the distant water fisheries operator and relevant document(s) proving the trade shall be enclosed as well.
The Catch Origin Document 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 Catch Origin Certificate shall not be issued:
(1)The applicant does not meet the provisions stipulated in Article 4, paragraph 1.
(2)The exportation eligibility of the applicant as referred to in subparagraph (2) of Article 4, paragraph 1 is suspended by the competent authority.
(3)Any of the circumstances stipulated in subparagraph (2) or (3) of Article 7.
(4)The applied amount exceeds the amount verified by landing or transshipment inspection or the landing inspection conducted by any port State. In case that catches have been landed without verification or inspection, the applied amount exceeds the actual landing amount. In case that catches not have been landed, the applied amount exceeds the amount recorded in the transshipment declaration.
(5)The fishing vessel does not meet the provisions stipulated in Article 8, paragraph 1.
(6)The Catch Origin Certificate previously obtained by the applicant is not written off in accordance with Article 11, or not cancelled in accordance with Article 29.

Any applicant shall, within two months after the issuance of the Catch Origin Certificate, fill in the application form in the required format and submit it to the competent authority together with a copy of the quarantine certificate of exported animal product for write-off.