According to Law of 20th April 2004 on National Development Plan, the National Strategy for Regional Development (NSRD) shall constitute a mid-term planning document that determines conditions, objectives, and directions of  the State support for regional development and co-ordination of  sectoral policy in voivodeships.

The national strategy for regional development shall enfold the period corresponding to the programming period.

 The national strategy for regional development shall determine:

• diagnosis of the socio-economic situation of voivodeships;
• regional development operational priorities;
• its validity period;
•  estimated expenditures from domestic public resources, public resources of the Community, and private funds;
• implementation system of the regional policy.

 The national strategy for regional development shall include conclusions of the:

• concept on spatial management of the State;
• long-term strategy for regional development of the State;
• voivodeships development strategies;
• voivodeships spatial management plans;
• governmental programmes;
• other programmes regarding the socio-economic  cohesion.