The economic operator, a natural person owner of tourist accommodation structures such as apartments and/or rooms for rent in family homes, submits a standardized application at the headquarters of the central public authority responsible for tourism to obtain the classification certificate (see Required Documents) accompanied by the documentation provided in the annex to the ANT President's Order no. 65/2013 for the approval of the methodological norms.

Within a maximum of 30 days from the date of registration of the complete documentation, a Provisional Operating Authorization is issued for the unit type and requested classification category, granting the economic operator the right to operate until the on-site verification of the respective tourist accommodation structure. In case of incomplete documentation, the central public authority responsible for tourism shall inform the applicant, within 5 working days from the registration of the application, through a notification, regarding the need to submit additional documents, as well as the consequences on the previously stipulated documentation review deadline. If within 6 months (180 days) from the date the notification is issued the documentation is not completed, it is filed. The on-site verification of the tourist accommodation structure is carried out within 90 days from the date of issuing the Provisional Operating Authorization and a Classification Note is prepared.

If at the date of the on-site verification minor deficiencies are found which can be remedied as a matter of urgency, the commission may grant a short remediation period of maximum 7 working days, making mention in the classification note regarding these aspects. The economic operator is required, after remedying the deficiencies, without exceeding the granted period, to provide proof of remedying the deficiencies by submitting supporting documents.

The issuance of the classification certificate for the tourist accommodation structure and the sheet regarding the nominal classification of accommodation spaces by category and type and/or the sheet regarding the nominal classification of spaces in tourist accommodation structures with public food service functions, is done within 15 days from the preparation date of the Classification Note.