Since the objectives of this Regulation, namely ensuring a framework for the provision of port services as well as an appropriate framework to attract necessary investments in all the maritime ports of the trans-European transport network, cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States because of the European dimension or the international and cross-border nature of port and related maritime business, but can rather, by reason of the need for a European level playing field, 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, eadhon creat a áirithiú maidir le seirbhísí calafoirt a sholáthar mar aon le creat iomchuí a áirithiú chun na hinfheistíochtaí is gá a mhealladh sna calafoirt mhuirí ar fad sa ghréasán tras-Eorpach iompair, a ghnóthú go leordhóthanach i ngeall ar ghné Eorpach nó cineál idirnáisiúnta agus trasteorann na hearnála calafoirt agus na hearnála muirí lena mbaineann agus, de bharr an ghá atá le cothrom iomaíochta ar leibhéal na hEorpa, gur fearr is féidir iad 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.