Since the objective of this Regulation, namely the creation of common statistical standards which permit the production of harmonised data and which are to be implemented in each Member State under the authority of the bodies and institutions in charge of producing official statistics, cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States but can rather, by reason of its scale and effects, be better achieved at Union level, 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 cuspóir an Rialacháin seo, eadhon caighdeáin choiteanna staidrimh a chruthú lena bhféadfar sonraí comhchuibhithe a tháirgeadh agus atá le cur i bhfeidhm i ngach Ballstát faoi údarás na gcomhlachtaí agus na n-institiúidí atá i gceannas ar staidreamh oifigiúil a tháirgeadh, a ghnóthú go leordhóthanach agus, de bharr a scála agus a éifeachtaí, gur fearr is féidir é a ghnóthú ar leibhéal an Aontais, féadfaidh an tAontas bearta a ghlacadh, i gcomhréir le prionsabal na coimhdeachta a leagtar amach in Airteagal 5 den Chonradh ar an Aontas Eorpach.