Since the objective of this Directive, namely to subject money laundering in all Member States to effective, proportionate and dissuasive criminal penalties, cannot be sufficiently achieved by Member States but can rather, by reason of the scale and effects of this Directive, 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 TEU.
Ós rud é nach féidir leis na Ballstáit cuspóir na Treorach seo, is é sin sciúradh airgid i ngach Ballstát a chur faoi phionóis choiriúla atá éifeachtach, comhréireach agus athchomhairleach, a ghnóthú go leordhóthanach agus, de bharr scála agus éifeachtaí na Treorach, 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 de CAE.