Målene for denne forordning, nemlig at forbedre det indre markeds funktion gennem et højt, effektivt og konsekvent regulerings- og tilsynsniveau, at beskytte investorer, at beskytte de finansielle markeders integritet, effektivitet og ordnede funktion, at opretholde det finansielle systems stabilitet og styrke den internationale koordinering af tilsyn, kan ikke i tilstrækkelig grad opfyldes af medlemsstaterne og kan derfor på grund af handlingens omfang bedre nås på EU-plan; Unionen kan derfor træffe foranstaltninger i overensstemmelse med nærhedsprincippet, jf. artikel 5 i traktaten om Den Europæiske Union.
Since the objectives of this Regulation, namely improving the functioning of the internal market by means of ensuring a high, effective and consistent level of prudential regulation and supervision, protecting investors, protecting the integrity, efficiency and orderly functioning of financial markets, maintaining the stability of the financial system, and strengthening international supervisory coordination, 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 on European Union.