Without prejudice to article III-224, European laws shall define the tasks, the priority objectives and the organisation of the structural funds, which may involve grouping the Funds, the general rules applicable to them and the provisions necessary to ensure their effectiveness and the coordination of the Funds with one another and with the other existing Financial Instruments.
Gan dochar d'Airteagal III-224, saineofar le dlíthe Eorpacha cúraimí, cuspóirí tosaíochta agus eagrúchán na gcistí struchtúracha a fhéadfaidh grúpáil na gcistí a chuimsiú, na rialacha ginearálta is infheidhme ina leith mar aon leis na forálacha is gá chun éifeachtúlacht na gcistí agus comhordú eatarthu agus leis na hionstraimí airgeadais eile atá ann cheana a áirithiú.