30In that regard, it is apparent from the second paragraph of Article 174 TFEU, read in conjunction with the first paragraph of Article 175 TFEU, that the Structural Funds and the other financial instruments of the European Union which contribute to economic, social and territorial cohesion aim, in particular, to reduce disparities between the levels of development of the various regions and the backwardness of the least favoured regions. Moreover, that objective is reiterated in recital 1 in the preamble to Regulation No 1083/2006 and must be taken into account by the Member States when implementing investments co-financed by those funds and instruments (see, on that latter point, Case C-166/07 Parliament v Council [2009] ECR I-7135, paragraph 45).
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