For the exportation of catches to the EU, both the fishing vessel and the carrier vessel concerned shall pass the EU hygiene inspection, be registered in the EU SANCO list, and comply with the provisions stipulated in Article 20, during the fishing operation.

For any application of the EU Catch Certificate, the applicant shall fill in application form in the required format and submit to the competent authority together with the following documents:
(1)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.
(2)A copy of transport document of exported catches or fisheries products.
(3)In the event that the Legitimate Catch Certificate has been applied for such batch of catches or fisheries products, the original copy of such Legitimate Catch Certificate shall be enclosed.
The EU 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 order to confirm the authenticity of the signature column of the in-port transshipment in the EU Catch Certificate, the competent authority may contact the authorities concerned of the port State to verify the signature information. In the case that the confirmation from the port State concerned is not received within 30 days, the application shall be denied.

In case of any of the following circumstances, the EU Catch Certificate shall not be issued:
(1)Any of the circumstances stipulated in subparagraph (1) to (4) of Article 10; or subparagraph (5) of Article 17.
(2)The fishing vessel does not meet the provisions stipulated in Article 24.
(3)The EU Catch Certificate previously obtained by the applicant is not written off in accordance with Article 28, or not cancelled in accordance with Article 29.
(4)The signature column of the in-port transshipment in the EU Catch Certificate is not signed by the authorities concerned of the port State, or the signature is confirmed as not authentic.
(5)The exporter recorded in the EU Catch Certificate is not the applicant.
In the event that any of the circumstances stipulated in the preceding paragraph is found after the issuance of the EU Catch Certificate, the competent authority shall withdraw such Catch Certificate and notify the EU and the authority concerned of the importing country.

Any applicant shall, within two months after the issuance of the EU Catch Certificate, fill in the application form in the required format and submit to the competent authority together with the following documents for write-off:
(1)The document(s) proving the customs clearance.
(2)The document(s) proving the trade between the applicant and foreign buyer(s).
In case that the documents as referred to in the preceding paragraph are not in Chinese, English or Japanese, copies of Chinese or English translation shall be enclosed.