In the event that a fishery operator completes the notification to the radio station concerned as referred to in the preceding Article, and domestically lands and sells the Pacific bluefin tuna, the Catch Document of Pacific Bluefin Tuna for Domestic Sales (hereinafter referred to as “Catch Document of Domestic Sales Pacific Bluefin Tuna,” format of which is as shown in Appendix 6), shall be issued by the central competent authority.

• Appendix 6 Catch Document of Pacific Bluefin Tuna for Domestic Sales.pdf

For any fishery operator selling the Pacifc bluefin tuna, he/she shall provide the buyer with the Catch Document of Domestic Sales Pacific Bluefin Tuna with the information on sales process properly filled in.
For each buyer selling the Pacific bluefin tuna, he/she shall accurately and completely fill in the weight to be sold in the Catch Document of Domestic Sales Pacific Bluefin Tuna and provide to the next buyer(s).
In the event that a Pacific bluefin tuna is sold in batches, the Catch Document of Domestic Sales Pacific Blueifn Tuna may be provided to the next buyer(s) in photocopies, each of which records the weight to be sold.

He/She who sells Pacific bluefin tuna shall, for the purpose of examination of the competent authority, prepare the Catch Document of Domestic Sales Pacific Bluefin Tuna and the transaction document(s) which can trace back to the fishery operator.

For any Pacific bluefin tuna applied to be exported to amy foreign country, an application form (format as shown in Appendix 7) shall be filled in and submitted, together with the following documents, to the central competent authority, for the issuance of the Catch Document of Pacific Bluefin Tuna for Exportation (hereinafter referred to as “Catch Document of Exported Pacific Bluefin Tuna,” format of which is as shown in Appendix 8):
(1) The Catch Document of Domestic Sales Pacific Bluefin Tuna with the trading records that can trace back to the fishery operator and relevant transaction document(s). For any applicant that is the fishery operator of the Pacific bluefin tuna catch, the documents as referred to in subparagraph (1) may be exempted.
(2) A copy of the Catch Document of Exported Pacific Bluefin Tuna with completed information in printing.
(3) For the Pacific bluefin tuna caught by set net fishery, a photocopy of the fishing license of set net fishing right shall be enclosed.

• Appendix 7 Application form for the Catch Document of Pacific Bluefin Tuna for Exportation.pdf
• Appendix 8.pdf

In case of any of the following circumstances, the catch documents for Pacific bluefin tuna shall not be issued:
(1) Any Pacific bluefin tuna caught by any fishing vessel listed in the illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing vessel lists as promulgated by the competent authority pursuant to Article 13, paragraph 2 of the Act for Distant Water Fisheries.
(2) Any fishing vessel in violation of Article 13, paragraph 1 of the Act for Distant Water Fisheries; or Article 48, paragraph 1 of the Act, during fishing operation.
(3) Any fishing vessel catching Pacific bluefin tuna with longline fishing gears without the authorization from the central competent authority.
(4) In violation of the provisions on catch reporting, transshipment or landing of these Regulations and the Act for Distant Water Fisheries during fishing operation.
(5) The Pacific bluefin tuna is caught by any fishing vessel that fails to conduct write-off for the Catch Document of Exported Pacific Bluefin Tuna in accordance with these Regulations.

A Catch Document of Exported Pacific Bluefin Tuna will be issued to the application submitted in accordance with Article 29 and approved after examination.
The validity period of a Catch Document of Exported Pacific Bluefin Tuna as referred to in the preceding paragraph shall be six months starting from the date of issuance.

He/She who has obtained the Catch Document of Exported Pacific Bluefin Tuna shall, within two months after the custom clearance of the catch has completed, fill in the application form and submit to the central competent authority or the commissioned organization(s), together with the following documents, for the write-off:
(1) The custom clearance document(s) issued by the importing country.
(2) The duplicate of the export declaration.
(3) The photocopy of the documents on the sales of such catch.