Romanian Legislation On Small Agricultural Producers Unchanged – Agric Ministry

The ministry said that small agricultural producers will be able to sell their excess production in markets set up by local councils only on the basis of a valid producer’s certificate, issued in accordance with Government Decision no. 661/2001. Therefore, legislation concerning small producers is unchanged.

The Agrostar Federation of agriculture trade unions recently called for small producers to be exempt from the provisions of Government emergency Ordinance 44/2008, which compels them to register as legal persons. The Federation argued that the ordinance would lead farmers to sell their stock through intermediaries.