<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"With a view to encouraging the aggregation of farmland, Romania is currently applying the ‘Lifetime annuity’ programme, which aims to stimulate farm mergers by making grants to landowners over the age of 60 who give up farmland by leasing or selling it. Under European law, that programme constitutes state aid and can only be applied up to the end of 2009.  The Romanian authorities intend to replace that programme with ‘early retirement for farmers and farm workers’ (Action 113 in the National Programme for Rural Development — NPRD), which is aimed at farmers and farm workers over the age of 55.  Implementation of that NPRD action necessitates a number of adjustments to Romanian legislation. Since no significant progress has yet been made in this respect, it is quite unlikely that Action 113 can be applied as from 2010.    Given these circumstances, can the Commission indicate:      1.  whether Romania can apply for a prolongation of the Lifetime annuity programme, by notifying it as state aid;      2.  what changes might need to be made in order for that programme also to apply after 1January 2010?"
Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number.
Policy area numbers: 1 = Macroeconomics
2 = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties
3 = Health
4 = Agriculture and Fisheries
5 = Labour, employment and pensions
6 = Education
7 = Environment
8 = Energy
9 = Immigration
10 = Transportation
12 = Law and Crime
13 = Social welfare
14 = Regional and Urban issues and Planning
15 = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues
16 = Defence
17 = Space, science, technology, and communications issues
18 = Foreign trade
19 = International affairs and foreign aid
20 = Governance and government
21 = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues
23 = Culture and media
[/INST]. Answer = [4]. </s>
With a view to encouraging the aggregation of farmland, Romania is currently applying the ‘Lifetime annuity’ programme, which aims to stimulate farm mergers by making grants to landowners over the age of 60 who give up farmland by leasing or selling it. Under European law, that programme constitutes state aid and can only be applied up to the end of 2009.  The Romanian authorities intend to replace that programme with ‘early retirement for farmers and farm workers’ (Action 113 in the National Programme for Rural Development — NPRD), which is aimed at farmers and farm workers over the age of 55.  Implementation of that NPRD action necessitates a number of adjustments to Romanian legislation. Since no significant progress has yet been made in this respect, it is quite unlikely that Action 113 can be applied as from 2010.    Given these circumstances, can the Commission indicate:      1.  whether Romania can apply for a prolongation of the Lifetime annuity programme, by notifying it as state aid;      2.  what changes might need to be made in order for that programme also to apply after 1January 2010?