For the purpose of this Article, all NUTS level 2 regions consisting solely of island Member States or of islands which form part of Member States which receive support from the Cohesion Fund, and all outermost regions, shall be considered as less developed regions.
Chun críche an Airteagail seo, maidir le gach réigiún leibhéal NUTS 2 arb é amháin atá iontu Ballstáit oileánacha nó oileáin atá mar chuid de Bhallstáit a fhaigheann tacaíocht ón gCiste Comhtháthaithe, agus na réigiúin uile is forimeallaí, measfar gur réigiúin lagfhorbartha iad.