Central
Central Government is responsible for:
- The overall legislation in line with the Common Agriculture Policy.
- Development strategy
- National support programs
- Agricultural trade
- Land Resources and land reclamation
- National Beekeeping Program
- Management of the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD).
- Oversight of the Rural Development Programme (RDP).
Regional
The Counties' Departments of Agriculture are decentralized public services of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development ensuring, at the county level, the implementation of policies and strategies in the area of activity of the ministry.
The Counties' Departments of Agriculture provides specialized assistance to the local public administration authorities for the elaboration of a local action plan, which comprise the measures provided for the implementation of Action Program for the protection of waters against nitrate pollution from agricultural sources, their deadlines and financing sources; Also, provides specialized assistance to farmers, owners / administrators of farms that own animals, in the elaboration of an action plan at the farm level, which includes the measures provided in the Action Program for the protection of waters against pollution with nitrates from agricultural sources, the deadlines for fulfilling the their sources of funding
Local
The state is currently providing support for local farms in the interest of transforming lower-income households into commercially viable farms. Programs enabling this are managed centrally but delivered at the local level.
Local authorities can apply to implement projects utilising EAFRD or RDP funds. Approval is sought via regional and national managing authorities.
Responsible ministries/bodies
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development
Sources
Constitution of Romania of 8 December 1991 amended, published in the Romanian Official Gazette Monitorul Oficial al României, Part I, no. 233 of 21 November 1991.
Framework Law no. 195/2006 on decentralisation, published in the Monitorul Oficial al României, Part I, no. 453 of 25 May 2006, revised.
Law N°215/2001 of Local Public Administration, published in the Monitorul Oficial al României, Part I, no. 204 of 23 April 2001, as subsequently amended; last modified February 2007.
Law no. 315/2004 on regional development in Romania, published in the Monitorul Oficial al României, Part I, no. 577 of 29 June 2004, revised.
Law no. 340/2004 on the institution of the prefect, consolidated version published in the Monitorul Oficial al României, Part I, no. 225 of 24 March 2008 revised.
