Any person that has obtained pursuant to the Fisheries Act a permit to fish on the high seas or in the exclusive economic zones of other States before the Act becomes effective shall be deemed, during the validity of such permit, as having obtained the distant water fisheries permit as referred to in Article 6, paragraph 1.
Any person that has obtained pursuant to the Fisheries Act an authorization to engage in fisheries cooperation with other State(s) before the Act becomes effective shall be deemed, during the validity of such authorization, as having obtained the approval as referred to in Article 12, paragraph 1.
Industry related to distant water fisheries that has engaged in the export trade of catch or fisheries products of distant water fisheries before the Act becomes effective shall apply for authorization within 2 months from the date that the regulations prescribed pursuant to Article 25, paragraph 4 become effective. Failing to apply within the timeframe or exporting catch or fisheries products of distant water fisheries without authorization shall be punished pursuant to Article 38.
Any distant water fisheries operator that has been permitted to employ overseas any foreign crew member pursuant to the Fisheries Act before the Act becomes effective shall be deemed, after the Act becomes effective, as having obtained the permission pursuant to Article 26, paragraph 1 to employ overseas foreign crew members.

The Act shall become effective 6 months after its promulgation.
Amendments to the Act shall become effective on the date of promulgation.