Since the objective of this Regulation, namely to prevent, reduce or eliminate adverse effects on human health and the environment caused by the recycling, operation and maintenance of ships flying the flag of a Member State, cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States due to the international character of shipping and ship recycling, 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 cuspóir an Rialacháin seo, eadhon éifeachtaí díobhálacha atá ag athchúrsáil, oibriú agus cothabháil long atá faoi bhratach Ballstáit ar shláinte an duine agus ar an gcomhshaol a chosc, a laghdú nó a dhíchur, a ghnothú go leordhóthanach i ngeall ar nádúr idirnáisiúnta na loingseoireachta agus na hathchúrsála long, ach gur fearr is féidir, i ngeall ar a fhairsinge agus ar a éifeachtaí, é a ghnóthú ar leibhéal an Aontais, féadfaidh an tAontas bearta a ghlacadh, i gcomhréir le prionsabal na coimhdeachta a leagtar amach in Airteagal 5 den Chonradh ar an Aontas Eorpach.