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

In accordance with the provisions of Pharmacy Law no. 266/2008 in its consolidated form as published in the Official Gazette no. 448/30.06.2009 part I, as well as the Implementing Regulations published in the Official Gazette no. 538/03.07.2009 part I, pharmacists who are to hold the position of chief pharmacist in a pharmaceutical unit (in cases of establishing new pharmaceutical units, as well as changes of chief pharmacist – for those who will take over the position), must address the county colleges to obtain the Current Professional Certificate.

Additionally, this document is required by pharmacists who wish to practice their profession outside the country’s borders.

The methodology for drawing up and issuing the Current Professional Certificate was established by Decision of the National Council of the Romanian College of Pharmacists no. 1/2007, decision published in the Official Gazette of Romania Part I no. 324 of 15.05.2007.

Below, we present the main provisions of Decision no. 1/2007, as follows:

- The Current Professional Certificate will be drawn up by the Romanian College of Pharmacists and issued by the territorial college with which 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 the issuance of the Current Professional Certificate, the territorial college will send to the Romanian College of Pharmacists the standard application form for drawing up and issuing the document;

- Within a maximum of 30 days from receiving the application, the Romanian College of Pharmacists will prepare the certificate and send it to the territorial college;

- The Current Professional Certificate will be issued by the Romanian College of Pharmacists who will prepare it and send it to the territorial college;

- The territorial college will prepare a Registry – with identifying data of the Current Professional Certificates issued to pharmacists in the respective county – and will hand them over to the applicants against a signed receipt.

The fee for issuing the Current Professional Certificate, in the amount of 100 lei, shall be paid into the account of the College of Pharmacists Vaslui, RO93BRDE380SV08609183800 or at the College headquarters based on a receipt.

To obtain the Current Professional Certificate, the pharmacist will submit to the College of Pharmacists Vaslui, a file that will include the documents listed below.