Ker države članice cilja predlaganih ukrepov, in sicer vzpostavitve skupnega okvirja za sistematično pripravo statističnih podatkov Skupnosti, ne morejo zadovoljivo doseči in ker jih je zaradi njihovega obsega ali učinkov laže doseči na ravni Skupnosti, lahko Skupnost sprejme ukrepe v skladu z načelom subsidiarnosti iz člena 5 Pogodbe.
Since the objective of the proposed action, namely the establishment of a common framework for the systematic production of Community statistics on the information society, cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States and can therefore, by reason of the scale or effects of the action, be better achieved at Community level, the Community may adopt measures, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty.