TABLES

1 Basic items to be included in the catch certificate or trade document forms

	Catch	Trade
	Certificate	Document
· Tariff Commodity Code
· Issuing Authority
(Regional Fishery Body or Flag State)
Unique document number (which can be given by authority or by users according to specific system) Can be coded if required (e.g. year of issue)
*Fishing vessels*
Name
Identification number (registration number, call sign)
Flag state
Name of captain
Authority to fish (Yes/No)
*Fish (Landed/Transshipped/Exported)*
· Weight of fish by species and product type
· Area (specific) of capture
· Period of capture (Start Date/End Date)
· Date of Landing
· Gear used
*Person who validated the document*
· Name
· Title/Position
· Authorizing Authority
· Address
· Seals and signature

Exporters (or re-exporters)
· Name	*
· Company	*
· Address	*
· Signature	*
· Weight of fish by species and by product type	*
· Catch certificate number	*
(if different export certification is prepared)
· Import details if re-exportation	*
(copy of original import document required)

· Importers
· Name	*
· Company	*
· Address	*
· Signature	*
· Weight of fish by species and by product type	*
· Export document and/or catch certificate numbers	*
(if independent document is prepared)
· Point of Unloading	*

* If the product enters the international trade this information must be supplied

The timing for the submission and transmission of documents should be clearly defined

Catch certificate

The catch certificate should be certified by captains and transmitted to flag State authorities prior to the landing or transhipment.

The catch certificate should be validated by the authorised officials prior to unloading. This can be done by seals and/or signature or unique number.

The information on the catch certificate should be verified upon unloading the catch in terms of weight and species

The original or copy of the catch certificate should be sent to flag state authorities

Copies of the catch certificate should be transmitted by the flag State to the data centre (in most of the cases, Secretariat of the relevant fisheries management Commission)

Trade document

If the information in the trade documents are derived from catch certificate, the catch certificate number must be included.

The authorities designated by the government of the exporting or re-exporting country must verify the information included and issue validation. This can be done by seals and/or signature.

Copies of the trade documents must be transmitted by the exporting and importing countries to the data centre (Secretariat of the relevant fisheries management Commission)

Importing state authorities should transmit summary report of the trade documents received to the Secretariat of the relevant fisheries management Commission.