Since the objectives of this Regulation, namely strengthening the overall research and innovation framework and coordinating efforts across the Union, cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States but can rather, by reason of avoiding duplication, retaining critical mass in key areas and ensuring that public financing is used in an optimal way, be better achieved at the level of the Union, 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 cuspóirí an Rialacháin seo, eadhon an creat foriomlán taighde agus nuálaíochta a neartú agus na hiarrachtaí a dhéantar ar fud an Aontais a chomhordú, agus gur fearr is féidir dá bhrí sin, d'fhonn dúbláil a sheachaint, mais chriticiúil a chothú i réimsí lárnacha agus a áirithiú go n-úsáidfear airgeadas poiblí ar bhealach barrmhaith, iad a bhaint amach ar leibhéal an Aontais, féadfaidh an tAontas bearta a ghlacadh, i gcomhréir le prionsabal na coimhdeachta leagtar amach in Airteagal 5 den Chonradh ar an Aontas Eorpach.