If licence applications from Member States do not cover all the fishing opportunities laid down by the protocol, the Commission may take into consideration licence applications from any other Member State.
Ja zvejas atļauju pieteikumi no šīm dalībvalstīm neietver visas protokolā noteiktās zvejas iespējas, Komisija var izskatīt jebkuras citas dalībvalsts zvejas atļauju pieteikumus.