87In so far as the application of the principle of relative stability to existing fishing opportunities involves the retention of an allocation formula already laid down among the Member States, the establishment of a first formula for allocation among the Member States involves the conferral of new fishing opportunities and an allocation which takes into account the interests of each of them. The concept of ‘interests’ may encompass the need to safeguard the relative stability of fishing activities, but is not limited to that need.
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