Since the objective of this Regulation, namely to contribute to the further development of a European area of justice based on mutual recognition and mutual trust, in particular by promoting judicial cooperation in civil and criminal matters, 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 cuspóir an Rialacháin seo, eadhon cuidiú chun limistéar Eorpach ceartais a fhorbairt a thuilleadh, ar limistéar é a bheidh bunaithe ar mhuinín agus ar aitheantas fhrithpháirteach, go háirithe trí chomhar breithiúnach in ábhair shibhialta agus tráchtála a chur chun cinna bhaint amach go leordhóthanach agus gur fearr, mar gheall ar a scála agus a éifeachtaí, is féidir é a bhaint amach 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.