In the case of incorrect completion due to the fault of the educational institution issuing the original certificate or in the case of presenting the original certificate deteriorated to such an extent 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 certificate will issue a duplicate, drawn up based on the documents found in the archives of the educational institution from which the applicant's academic situation results.

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

a) notarial/consular declaration, given by the holder of the certificate, which includes all the necessary identification elements, the circumstances under which the original certificate was lost, as well as other statements to confirm the disappearance of the respective certificate. The following mention is mandatory: "the original certificate was not left as collateral/guarantee at any state or private institution, from the country or abroad, and was not knowingly transferred to another natural or legal person";

b) proof of publication of the loss, destruction, or theft of the 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 issuing the duplicate, based on 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 regarding the regime of study certificates and school documents managed by pre-university educational institutions