To ensure legal certainty for the Member States, it is important to define the circumstances under which breaches of 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 leith na mBallstát, tá sé tábhachtach go saineofar na himthosca faoina bhféadfadh an Coimisiún ceartuithe airgeadais a dhéanamh de dheasca sáruithe ar an dlí Aontais nó ar an dlí náisiúnta a bhaineann lena chur i bhfeidhm.