To ensure legal certainty for the Member States, it is important to define the circumstances under which breaches of the applicable Union law or national law related to its application can lead to financial corrections by the Commission.
D'fhonn deimhneacht dhlíthiúil a áirithiú i le haghaidh na mBallstát, tá sé tábhachtach go saineofar na himthosca faoina bhféadfaidh an Coimisiún ceartuithe airgeadais a dhéanamh de dheasca sáruithe ar an dlí Aontais nó ar an dlí náisiúnta a bhaineann lena chur i bhfeidhm.