Since the objective of this Regulation, namely to safeguard the security of gas supply in the Union, cannot be sufficiently achieved by Member States acting on their own, 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, ag gníomhú dóibh ina n-aonar, cuspóir an Rialacháin seo, eadhon soláthar slán gáis a choimirciú laistigh den Aontas, a ghnóthú go leordhóthanach agus, de bharr fairsinge agus éifeachtaí an chuspóra sin, 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 é.