Since the objectives of this Regulation, namely promoting democracy and human rights worldwide, 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 TEU.
Ós rud é nach féidir leis na Ballstáit cuspóirí an Rialacháin seo, eadhon an daonlathas agus cearta an duine a chur chun cinn ar fud an domhain, a ghnóthú go leordhóthanach ach gur fearr, de bharr fhairsinge agus éifeachtaí na gníomhaíochta, iad a ghnóthú ar leibhéal an Aontais, féadfaidh an tAontas bearta a ghlacadh, i gcomhréir le prionsabal na coimhdeachta mar a leagtar amach in Airteagal 5 CAE é.