In case of incorrect completion due to the fault of the educational institution issuing the original study certificate or in case the original study certificate is presented in such a deteriorated condition that it can no longer produce the effects for which it was issued, based on a written request from the applicant, the educational institution that issued the respective certificate will issue a duplicate thereof, drawn up based on the documents found in the educational institution’s archive that attest to the school situation of the applicant.

In the case of loss, destruction, or theft of the original study certificate, the request for issuing the duplicate must be accompanied by the following documents, which are archived with a retention period of 100 years at the school inspectorate, and the copies certified "according to the original" at the educational institution:

a) a notarial/consular declaration given by the holder of the certificate, which includes all necessary identification elements, the circumstances in which the original certificate was lost, as well as other statements confirming the disappearance of the respective study certificate. The following mention is mandatory: "the original study certificate was not pledged/guaranteed to a state or private institution, from the country or abroad, and was not knowingly transferred to another individual or legal entity";

b) proof of publication of the loss, destruction, or theft of the study certificate in the Official Gazette of Romania, Part III;

c) notarized copy of the birth/marriage certificate;

d) two color photos, size 3 x 4 cm;

e) written approval of the school inspectorate’s board of administration for the issuance of the duplicate, following the documents submitted by the educational institution.

For more details, please consult:

ORDER No. 3844/2016 of May 24, 2016 for the approval of the Regulation on the regime of study certificates and school documents managed by pre-university educational institutions