35However, it should also be noted that Article 46(4) of Directive 2013/32 also requires the Member States to establish a reasonable time period for adjudication. Those objectives contribute, as the Advocate General noted in point 48 of his Opinion, to achieving the overall objective of dealing with applications for international protection as soon as possible, laid down in recital 18 of that directive.
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