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One of the principal aims is to prevent an applicant from submitting applications in multiple member states. Generally, someone seeking asylum is required to apply in the member state first entered. Another aim to reduce the number of "orbiting" asylum seekers, who are shuttled from member state to member state. The Convention was signed in Dublin , Ireland on 15 June 1990 , and first came into force on 1 September 1997 for the first twelve signatories ( Belgium , Denmark , France , Germany , Greece , Ireland , Italy , Luxembourg , the Netherlands , Portugal , Spain and the United Kingdom ), on 1 October 1997 for Austria and Sweden , and on 1 January 1998 for Finland . Recently, the treaty has been extended to some countries outside the Union. Switzerland has become a signatory to the Convention and on the 5th June 2005 voted yes by 54.6% to ratifed it, it is hoped to join it in 2007 . EXTERNAL LINKS
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