This Regulation respects the fundamental rights and observes the principles recognised in the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) and in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, in particular the right to respect for private and family life, the protection of personal data, the right to freedom of expression and information, the freedom to conduct a business, the right to property, the right to consumer protection, the right to an effective remedy, the right of defence.
Leis an Rialachán seo, tugtar aird ar na cearta bunúsacha agus urramaítear na prionsabail a aithnítear sa Chonradh ar Fheidhmiú an Aontais Eorpaigh (CFAE) agus i gCairt um Chearta Bunúsacha an Aontais Eorpaigh, go háirithe an ceart go ndéanfar an saol príobháideach agus saol an teaghlaigh a urramú, go ndéanfar sonraí pearsanta a chosaint, an ceart chun tuairimí a nochtadh agus faisnéis a fháil, an tsaoirse chun gnó a sheoladh, an ceart chun maoine, an ceart cosaint tomhaltóra a fháil, an ceart chun leigheas éifeachtach a fháil, an ceart chun cosaint a fháil.