# Recital (176)

Since the objective of this Regulation, namely to improve the functioning of the internal market and to promote the 
uptake of human centric and trustworthy AI, while ensuring a high level of protection of health, safety, fundamental 
rights enshrined in the Charter, including democracy, the rule of law and environmental protection against harmful 
effects of AI systems in the Union and supporting innovation, cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States 
and can rather, by reason of the scale or effects of the action, be better achieved at Union level, the Union may adopt 
report breaches of Union law (OJ L 305, 26.11.2019, p. 17).
general principles concerning mechanisms for control by Member States of the Commission’s exercise of implementing powers (OJ 
L 55, 28.2.2011, p. 13).

measures in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 TEU. In accordance with the 
principle of proportionality as set out in that Article, this Regulation does not go beyond what is necessary in order 
to achieve that objective.

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Source: Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 (Artificial Intelligence Act) as amended by Regulation (EU) 2026/1744, consolidated text of 27 July 2026 (Official Journal of the EU). This page is AI-generated legal information, not legal advice. Verify against the Official Journal.
Canonical: https://euaiactlaw.com/recital/176