Since the objective of this Regulation, namely to reinforce economic, social and territorial cohesion by redressing the main regional imbalances in the Union, cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States but can rather, by reason of the extent of the disparities between the levels of development of the various regions and the backwardness of the least favoured regions and the limit on the financial resources of the Member States and regions, 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 comhtháthú eacnamaíoch, sóisialta agus críochach a threisiú trí na príomh-mhíchothromaíochtaí san Aontas a cheartú, a ghnóthú go leordhóthanach ach gur féidir, de bharr mhéid na n-éagothromaíochtaí idir leibhéil forbartha na réigiún éagsúil agus ar chúlmhaireacht na réigiún is mídheisiúla agus ar an srian atá le hacmhainní airgeadais na mBallstát agus na réigiún, iad a ghnóthú 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.