Glede na to, da države članice ne morejo zadovoljivo doseči cilja predlaganih ukrepov, tj. izboljšanja varnosti v zračnem prometu, ker so sistemi poročanja, ki jih upravljajo posamezne države članice same zase, manj učinkoviti od koordinirane mreže z izmenjavo informacij, ki omogoča zgodnejše prepoznavanje možnih varnostnih problemov, in se zato lahko ta cilj laže doseže 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 improvement of air safety, cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States because reporting systems operated by Member States in isolation are less efficient than a coordinated network with exchange of information enabling an earlier identification of possible safety problems, and can, therefore, 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.