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 in its consolidated form as published in the Official Gazette no. 448/30.06.2009 Part I, as well as the Implementation Norms published in Official Gazette no. 538/03.07.2009 Part I, pharmacists who will hold the position of chief pharmacist in a pharmaceutical unit (in cases of setting up new pharmaceutical units, as well as changes of chief pharmacist – for those who will take over the position), will address the county colleges for obtaining the Current Professional Certificate.

Also, this document is required for 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 C.F.R. no. 1/2007, a decision published in the Official Gazette of Romania Part I no. 324 of 15.05.2007.

We present below the main provisions of Decision no. 1/2007, as follows:

- The Current Professional Certificate will be drawn up 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 issue;

- Within a maximum of three days from receiving the request to issue the Current Professional Certificate, the territorial college will send the standard application to the College of Pharmacists of Romania for sopreparation and issuing of the document;

- Within a maximum of 30 days from copy of the application, the C.F.R. will draw up the certificate and will send it to the territorial college;

- The Current Professional Certificate will be issued by the College of Pharmacists of Romania, which will draw it up and send it to the territorial college;

- The territorial college will draw up a Register of Records – with the identification details of Current Professional Certificates issued to pharmacists in the respective county – and will deliver them to the applicants against signature of receipt.

The fee for issuing the Current Professional Certificate, in the amount of 100 lei, will be paid into the account of the Territorial College RO14 BTRL RONC RT06 4114 6901.