The Commission, the Member States and the EIB shall ensure coordination of their respective assistance programmes to increase effectiveness and efficiency in the delivery of assistance and to prevent double funding, in line with the established principles for strengthening operational coordination in the field of external assistance, and for the harmonisation of policies and procedures, in particular the international principles on aid effectiveness.
Áiritheoidh an Coimisiún, na Ballstáit agus BEI comhordú ar a gcláir chúnaimh faoi seach chun éifeachtacht agus éifeachtúlacht a mhéadú maidir le seachadadh an chúnaimh agus chun cistiú dúbailte a chosc, i gcomhréir leis na prionsabail sheanbhunaithe maidir le comhordú oibríochtúil a neartú i réimse an chúnaimh sheachtraigh, agus maidir le beartais agus nósanna imeachta a chomhchuibhiú, go háirithe na prionsabail idirnáisiúnta maidir le héifeachtacht cabhrach.