In order to ensure that financial resources for rural development are used in the best possible way and to target measures under rural development programmes in accordance with the Union priorities for rural development and in order to guarantee equal treatment of applicants, Member States should establish selection criteria for the selection of projects.
Chun a áirithiú go n-úsáidfear acmhainní airgeadais le haghaidh forbartha tuaithe ar an mbealach is fearr agus is féidir agus chun díriú ar bhearta faoi chláir forbartha tuaithe atá i gcomhréir le tosaíochtaí an Aontais maidir le forbairt tuaithe ach le ráthú freisin go gcaithfear go cothrom le hiarratasóirí, ba cheart do na Ballstáit critéir roghnúcháin a leagan síos chun tionscadail a roghnú.