In order to guarantee the rights of the applicants, decisions on all applications for international protection should be taken on the basis of the facts, objectively, impartially and on an individual basis after a thorough examination which takes into account all the elements provided by the applicant and the individual circumstances of the applicant. To ensure a rigorous examination of an application, the determining authority should take into account relevant, precise and up-to-date information relating to the situation prevailing in the country of origin of the applicant at the time of taking a decision on the application. That information may be obtained from the Asylum Agency and other sources such as the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. The determining authority should, where available, also take into account the common analysis on the situation in specific countries of origin and the guidance notes developed by the Asylum Agency. Any postponement of concluding the procedure should fully comply with the obligations of the Member States under and with the right to good administration, without prejudice to the efficiency and fairness of the procedure under this Regulation.