Målene for denne rammeafgørelse kan ikke i tilstrækkelig grad opfyldes af medlemsstaterne og kan derfor på grund af handlingens omfang bedre gennemføres på fællesskabsplan. Fællesskabet kan derfor træffe foranstaltninger i overensstemmelse med subsidiaritetsprincippet, jf. traktatens artikel 5.
Since the objectives of this Framework Decision cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States, and can therefore, by reason of the scale of the action, 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 establishing European Community, as applied by the second paragraph of Article 2 of the Treaty on European Union.