Regarding the Current Professional Certificate, we wish to make the following clarifications:

In accordance with the provisions of Pharmacy Law no. 266/2008 in the consolidated form as published in M.O. no. 448/30.06.2009 part I, as well as the Application Norms published in M.O. no. 538/03.07.2009 part I, pharmacists who will hold the position of chief pharmacist in a pharmaceutical unit (in cases of establishment of new pharmaceutical units, as well as changes of the chief pharmacist - for those who will take over the position of chief), will address the county colleges to obtain the Current Professional Certificate.

Also, this document is necessary for pharmacists who wish to practice their profession outside the country’s borders.

The methodology for drafting and issuing the Current Professional Certificate has been established by Decision of the National Council of C.F.R. no. 1/2007, and revised by Decision no. 1 of 15.09.2023

Below we present the main provisions of Decision no. 1/2007, as follows:
- The Current Professional Certificate will be drafted by the College of Pharmacists of Romania and issued by the territorial college where the applicant is registered;
- The validity of the Current Professional Certificate is 3 months from the date of issuance;

- Within a maximum of three days from receiving the request for issuing the Current Professional Certificate, the territorial college will send the standard request to the College of Pharmacists of Romania for drafting and issuing the document;
- Within a maximum of 10 days from receiving the request, C.F.R. will draft the certificate and send it to the territorial college;
- The Current Professional Certificate will be issued by the College of Pharmacists of Romania, which will prepare it and send it to the territorial college;
- The territorial college will prepare a Registry of records – with the identification data of Current Professional Certificates issued to pharmacists from the respective county – and will hand them to the applicants under signature of receipt.

The issuance fee for the Current Professional Certificate, according to Decision no.1 of November 21, 2024, is 150 lei.