Since the objectives of this Regulation, namely to lay down animal health rules for animals, germinal products, products of animal origin, animal by–products and derived products to the extent that they are not covered by specific rules in other Union legislation, and other material that may be involved in the spread of transmissible animal diseases, cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States but can rather be better achieved at Union level through a common and coordinated legal framework for animal health, the Union may adopt measures, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty on European Union.
Ós rud é nach féidir leis na Ballstáit cuspóirí an Rialacháin seo, eadhon rialacha sláinte d'ainmhithe, do tháirgí geirmeacha, táirgí de bhunadh ainmhíoch, seachtháirgí agus táirgí díorthaithe a leagan síos a fhad is nach bhfuil siad cumhdaithe le rialacha sonracha i reachtaíocht eile de chuid an Aontais agus ábhar eile is féidir bheith ina ábhar leata galar in-tarchurtha ainmhithe, a bhaint amach go leordhóthanach ach gur fear is féidir iad a bhaint amach ar leibhéal an Aontais trí chreat dlí coiteann agus comhordaithe do shláinte ainmhithe, féadfaidh an tAontas bearta a ghlacadh, i gcomhréir le prionsabal na coimhdeachta mar atá leagtha amach in Airteagal 5den Chonradh an Aontais Eorpaigh.