(31a) This Directive should safeguard the effectiveness of payment instruments which are used very effectively in some Member States in a large number of cases every year and present negligible risks of undermining the aims of this Directive.
(31a) Šai direktīvai ir jānodrošina maksājumu instrumentu efektivitāte, kurus dažās dalībvalstīs ik gadu izmanto ļoti efektīvi un plaši, minimāli riskējot ar to, ka tie varētu neatbilst šīs direktīvas mērķiem.