Since the objectives of this Regulation, namely to prevent, minimise and mitigate the adverse impact on biodiversity of the introduction and spread of invasive alien species within the Union, 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 cuspóirí an Rialacháin seo, i.e. an drochthionchar atá ag tabhairt isteach agus leathadh speiceas coimhthíoch ionrach san Aontas ar an mbithéagsúlacht a chosc, a íoslaghdú agus a mhaolú, a bhaint amach go leordhóthanach ach gur féidir, mar gheall ar a fhairsinge agus ar a éifeachtaí, na cuspóirí sin a bhaint amach níos fearr 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.