Since the objectives of this Directive, which are to improve living and working conditions and to protect the health of workers from the specific risks arising from exposure to carcinogens and mutagens, 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 cuspóirí na Treorach seo a ghnóthú go leordhóthanach, ar cuspóirí iad chun dálaí maireachtála agus oibre a fheabhsú agus sláinte oibrithe a chosaint ar na rioscaí sonracha a eascraíonn as an nochtadh do charcanaiginí agus do shó-ghineacha, agus de bharr a fhairsinge agus a iarmhairtí, gur féidir iad a ghnóthú ar bhonn níos fearr ar leibhéal an Aontais, féadfaidh an tAontas bearta a ghlacadh, i gcomhréir le prionsabal na coimhdeachta mar atá leagtha amach in Airteagal 5 den Chonradh ar an Aontas Eorpach.