Actions under this Regulation should be designed in such a way as to fulfil the criteria for Official Development Assistance (ODA) established by the Development Assistance Committee of the OECD (OECD-DAC), taking into account the specificities of private sector development, to reflect the needs of countries identified as experiencing fragility or conflict, Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and heavily indebted poor countries, and to provide appropriate support to investments in the southern and eastern neighbourhoods.
Ba cheart gníomhaíochtaí faoin Rialachán seo a cheapadh ar bhealach ina ndéanfar na critéir maidir le Cúnamh Forbartha Oifigiúil (CFO) atá bunaithe ag an gCoiste Cúnaimh Forbartha de ECFE (ECFE-CCF) a chomhlíonadh, agus sainiúlachtaí fhorbairt na hearnála príobháidí á gcur san áireamh, ina ndéanfar riachtanais na dtíortha a sainaithnítear go bhfuil deacrachtaí leochaileachta nó coinbhleachta acu, agus a shainaithnítear mar Thíortha is Lú Forbairt (TLFanna) agus mar thíortha bochta a bhfuil fiachais ollmhóra acu a léiriú, agus ina ndéanfar tacaíocht iomchuí a sholáthar d’infheistíochtaí i gcomharsanachtaí an deiscirt agus an oirthir.