In order to improve the coordination and to harmonise the implementation of the Funds providing support under the cohesion policy, namely the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), the European Social Fund (ESF) and the Cohesion Fund (CF), with the Funds for rural development and for the maritime and fisheries sector, namely the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) and the EMFF respectively, common provisions for all those Funds (‘ESI Funds’) have been established in Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013.
D’fhonn feabhas a chur ar chomhordú agus ar chur chun feidhme comhchuibhithe i gcás na gCistí a thugann tacaíocht faoin mbeartas comhtháthaithe, eadhon, Ciste Forbraíochta Réigiúnaí na hEorpa (CFRE), Ciste Sóisialta na hEorpa (CSE) agus an Ciste Comhtháthaithe (CC), leis na Cistí le haghaidh forbartha tuaithe agus le haghaidh na hearnála muirí agus iascaigh, eadhon, Ciste Eorpach Talmhaíochta um Fhorbairt Tuaithe (CETFT), agus CEMI faoi seach, bunaíodh forálacha coiteanna maidir leis na Cistí sin uile (‘Cistí ESI’) le Rialachán (AE) Uimh. 1303/2013 1303/2013.