Because of the cancellation of border controls at the internal borders, there was a need for a clear criteria for determining a responsible state on the consideration of an asylum application, for each application.
Vegna niðurfellingar landamæraeftirlits á innri landamærum aðildarríkjanna skapaðist þörf á skýrum viðmiðunum um ábyrgð ríkja af hælisumsóknum.