In order to improve coordination and harmonise implementation of the Funds providing support under cohesion policy, namely the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), the European Social Fund (ESF) and the Cohesion Fund, with the Fund for rural development, namely the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD), and for the maritime and fisheries sector, namely measures financed under shared management in the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF), common provisions should be established for all these Funds (the 'European Structural and Investment Funds' - 'ESI Funds').
Chun comhordú a fheabhsú agus cur chun feidhme a chomhchuibhiú i gcás na gCistí a thugann tacaíocht faoi bheartas comhtháthaithe, eadhon, Ciste Forbraíochta Réigiúnaí na hEorpa (CFRE), Ciste Sóisialta na hEorpa (CSE) agus an Ciste Comhtháthaithe, leis an gCiste le haghaidh forbartha tuaithe, eadhon, an Ciste Eorpach Talmhaíochta um Fhorbairt Tuaithe (CETFT), agus le haghaidh na hearnála muirí agus iascaigh, eadhon bearta arna maoiniú faoi bhainistíocht comhroinnte i dTeideal V den Chiste Eorpach Muirí agus Iascaigh (CEMI), ba cheart forálacha coiteanna a bhunú maidir leis na Cistí sin uile ("Cistí Struchtúracha agus Infheistíochta na hEorpa" - "Cistí SIE").