Since these objectives cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States and can, by reason of the scale of the action, be better achieved by the Community, the Community may take measures according to the principle of subsidiarity established in Article 5 (2) of the EC Treaty.
Tā kā šos mērķus dalībvalstis nevar pietiekami sasniegt, un vairāku iemeslu dēļ tos var labāk sasniegt Kopiena, Kopiena var veikt pasākumus saskaņā ar funkciju decentralizācijas principu, kas noteikts EK līguma 5. panta 2. punktā.