Decree No. 273 of 1997 of the Government on the general rules of granting agrarian subsidy.

This Decree applies to the utilization of budgetary funds and other resources destined for the development of the agrarian economy. Amount of subsidies and the conditions of application for subsidies shall be determined, in detail, by ministerial and governmental decrees. Subsidies may be granted directly to the producer for the reduction of costs of production, in the form of interest subsidy of one year or more than one year loans, and grants for development purposes. Allocation of subsidies may be done through a commission, a request, a call for application, or if certain conditions (events) come truth, are complied with, and certified.