The new rule will be approved through a minister order soon, Irimescu said.
According to Irimescu, banks involved in financing agriculture projects should also have priority in distributing subsidies. Banks receive a 2% fee for subsidy distribution.
Irimescu estimates that about five banks will distribute agriculture subsidies after the order takes effect. He added that the evolution on the agriculture lending market will be analyzed every six months and the selection of banks allowed to distribute subsidies will be dynamic.
Irimescu said state-owned CEC Bank is the most active agriculture lender and declined to name the other four.