(5a) Pursuant to point 1 of the Protocol on the application of the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality, annexed to the EC Treaty and appended to the Treaty of Amsterdam of 2 October 1997, each institution, in exercising the powers conferred on it, is required to comply with the principle of proportionality, according to which any action by the Community must not go beyond what is necessary to achieve the objectives of the Treaty.
5. a) Saskaņā ar EK Līgumam pievienotā protokola 1. punktu par subsidiaritātes un proporcionalitātes principu piemērošanu 1997. gada 2. oktobra Amsterdamas līguma pielikumā katras iestādes pienākums, īstenojot savas pilnvaras, ir ievērot proporcionalitātes principu, atbilstoši kuram Kopienas pasākumi nevar pārsniegt Līguma mērķu sasniegšanai vajadzīgo apjomu.