Article 4Instruments and missions
1.The Funds shall contribute, each in accordance with the specific provisions governing it, towards achieving the three objectives referred to in Article 3(2) as follows:
(a)the Convergence objective: the ERDF, the ESF and the Cohesion Fund;
(b)the Regional competitiveness and employment objective: the ERDF and the ESF; and
(c)the European territorial cooperation objective: the ERDF.
2.The Cohesion Fund shall also intervene in those regions not eligible for support from the Convergence objective under the criteria set out in Article 5(1) which belong to:
(a)a Member State eligible for support from the Cohesion Fund under the criteria set out in Article 5(2); and
(b)a Member State eligible for support from the Cohesion Fund under the criteria set out in Article 8(3).
3.The Funds shall contribute towards the financing of technical assistance on the initiative of the Member States and the Commission.