Since the objective of this Regulation, namely the establishment of a Union programme supporting specific activities that enhance the involvement of consumers and other financial services end-users in Union policy-making in the area of financial services, 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 cuspóir an Rialacháin seo, eadhon clár Aontais a bhunú lena tacaítear le gníomhaíochta sonracha a chuireann feabhas ar rannpháirtíocht tomhaltóirí agus úsáideoirí deiridh eile seirbhísí airgeadais i bpróiseas ceaptha beartas an Aontais i réimse na seirbhísí airgeadais, a ghnóthú go leordhóthanach agus, de bharr a fhairsinge agus a éifeachtaí, 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.