In order to limit the possibility that the behaviour of applicants could lead to the cessation or shift of responsibility to another Member State, the time limits leading to cessation or the shift of responsibility where the person concerned leaves the territory of the Member States during the examination of the application or absconds to evade a transfer to the Member State responsible should be extended. In addition, the shift of responsibility when the time limit for sending a take back notification has not been respected by the notifying Member State should be removed in order to discourage circumvention of the rules and obstruction of procedure. In situations where a person has entered a Member State irregularly without applying for asylum, the period after which the responsibility of that Member State ceases and another Member State where that person subsequently applies becomes responsible should be extended, to further incentivise persons to comply with the rules and apply in the first Member State of entry and hence limit unauthorised movements of third-country nationals and stateless persons between Member States and increase the overall efficiency of the Common European Asylum System.