37That conclusion is also corroborated by the preparatory documents for the Regulation. The Commission proposal that led to the adoption of the Regulation (COM(2001) 447 final) states that the rule in Article 3(2) of the Regulation was introduced in order to allow each Member State to decide sovereignly, for political, humanitarian or practical considerations, to agree to examine an application for asylum even if it is not responsible under the criteria in the Regulation.
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