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

In accordance with the provisions of the Pharmacy Law no. 266/2008 with `subsequent amendments and completions, as well as its implementing rules, approved by OMS no. 444/2019, with subsequent modifications and completions, the current professional certificate is obtained at the pharmacist’s request, being necessary for occupying the position of chief pharmacist in a pharmaceutical unit or for practicing the profession outside the country’s borders.

The methodology for drafting and issuing the Current Professional Certificate was established by National Council Decision no. 1/2007, amended and completed by Decisions no. 2/2019 and no. 1/15.09.2023.

To obtain the current Professional Certificate, the pharmacist will submit or send electronically to the territorial college of which they are a member the standard application, as well as the documents below, if these have not already been submitted and registered at the territorial college of which they are a member.

The Current Professional Certificate will be prepared 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 or after receiving the request for issuance of the Current Professional Certificate, the territorial college will send to the College of Pharmacists of Romania the standard application for drafting and issuing the document; within a maximum of 10 days from receiving the request, the C.F.R. will prepare the certificate and send it to the territorial college via the dedicated electronic platform.

The territorial college will prepare a Register of records – with the identification data of the Current Professional Certificates issued to pharmacists from that county.

The issuance of the current professional certificate will be done to applicants electronically (e-mail with receipt confirmation) or at the office, under signature of receipt.

The fee for issuing the Current Professional Certificate, in the amount of 150 lei, will be paid to the account of the territorial College RO05 BRDE 120S V093 4312 1200

All documents will be signed and will bear the mention "Certified true copy of the original."