College of Veterinary Doctors*

During the provision of temporary or occasional veterinary medical services on the territory of Romania, veterinarians established in Member States are subject to professional conduct, regulatory or administrative provisions stipulated by the legislation in force, directly and specifically relating to professional qualifications, which regulate the definition of the profession, the use of the official qualification title in the veterinary profession, serious professional misconducts that affect directly and specifically the protection and safety of consumers, as well as disciplinary provisions stipulated by law for Romanian citizen veterinarians, members of the College of Veterinarians in Romania.

By temporary veterinary medical activity is meant veterinary medical activity carried out for a limited period of time.

By occasional veterinary medical activity is meant veterinary/teaching activity carried out on a particular occasion (for example: workshops, interventions and/or therapeutic/diagnostic procedures intended to be shared with Romanian veterinarians, including volunteer activities).

The granting of temporary/occasional right to practice as a veterinarian, is performed automatically, starting from the date of receipt of the declaration, in copy or original, as the case may be, at the secretariat of the Executive Office of the College of Veterinarians, as provided in Annex no.1 to this Decision.

Veterinarians who are citizens of a member state, established in one of the member states, are exempt from the obligation to enroll in the College of Veterinarians and from paying the membership fee upon submission of the Declaration for registration in the Record Register of veterinarians.

Veterinarians from member states, during the temporary/occasional provision of veterinary medical services on Romanian territory, will be automatically registered for record in the register maintained by the College of Veterinarians for this purpose, simultaneously with the registration of the Declaration.

If, during the temporary/occasional provision of services in Romania, providers violate the professional conduct, regulatory or administrative provisions stipulated by the legislation in force, directly and specifically relating to professional qualifications, which regulate the definition of the profession, the use of the official qualification title in the veterinary profession, serious professional misconducts that affect directly and specifically the protection and safety of consumers, or/and the disciplinary provisions stipulated by law for Romanian citizen veterinarians, members of the College of Veterinarians in Romania, thus requiring disciplinary measures resulting in temporary or permanent prohibition of the practice of the veterinary profession, the College of Veterinarians informs the member state in which those concerned are established through the alert mechanism, in situations where the conditions for transmitting alerts are met.

The veterinary medical unit where the veterinarian will provide temporary/occasional services on the territory of Romania is obliged to notify the Executive Office of the National Council of the College of Veterinarians and the branch to which it belongs, within 24 hours from the start of his/her activity, regarding the following information: the name and surname of the provider and the period during which he/she will provide veterinary medical services (according to the model in Annex no. 3).

The provisions of this procedure apply to veterinary doctors who are citizens of member states, holders of an official qualification title obtained in the territory of a member state, veterinary doctors who are citizens of member states, the spouse of a Romanian citizen, as well as the direct descendants and ascendants under the care of a Romanian citizen, regardless of their citizenship, citizens of third states beneficiaries of permanent resident status in Romania, in accordance with the legal provisions in force, beneficiaries of resident status granted by one of the member states, according to the provisions of Council Directive 2003/109/EC concerning the status of third-country nationals who are long-term residents, published in the Official Journal of the European Union L 016 of 23 January 2004.

The title of official veterinary qualification is held by the graduate with a diploma, certificate, or other similar document issued by veterinary higher education institutions recognized by the member states.

The term “member states” means the member states of the European Union, another state belonging to the European Economic Area, or the Swiss Confederation, as defined in Government Decision no. 79/2008 amending and supplementing pipeline Government Decision no. 860/2004 regarding the recognition of the qualification of veterinary doctor and regulating certain matters concerning the exercise of the profession of veterinary doctor.

The term “third states” means other than member states and those territories of the member states of the European Union to which Directive 2005/36/EC concerning the recognition of professional qualifications does not apply.

The College of Veterinary Doctors, as the competent authority for the veterinary profession, recognizes official qualification titles by issuing the Decision for recognition of professional qualification.

The recognition of official qualification titles allows access to Romania, after registering with one of the branches of the College of Veterinary Doctors and obtaining the certificate for free practice in the same profession for which the applicant is qualified in the country of origin, as well as carrying out professional activities on echo territory of Romania under requiring conditions for Romanian citizens holding official qualification titles in the profession of veterinary doctor issued by the competent Romanian authorities.

Veterinary doctors who are to practice the profession for an indefinite period on the territory of Romania have the same rights and obligations regarding the exercise of the profession as veterinary doctors who are members of the College of Veterinary Doctors and must know the Romanian language, know and comply with the provisions of current legislation regarding the organization and exercise of the profession of veterinary doctor, administrative rules in the veterinary-sanitary field, the Statute of the veterinary doctor, the Code of Veterinary Medical Deontology, as well as the regulations of the College of Veterinary Doctors.

After obtaining the Decision for recognition of professional qualification, in order to practice the profession of veterinary doctor on the territory of Romania, veterinary doctors have the obligation to register with the College of Veterinary Doctors.

If the applicant wishes to practice in free veterinary medical practice, he/she must also obtain the certificate for free practice, in compliance with legal provisions.

For obtaining\ the certificate for free practice, the applicant must obligatorily prove that he/she possesses Romanian language skills.

This procedure sets out the method for recognizing the title of specialist veterinary doctor, in order to provide a regulated framework for verifying the documents submitted by veterinarians holding such an official title and for issuing the decision recognizing this title.

The College of Veterinary Doctors, as the competent authority for the veterinary profession, recognizes the title of specialist veterinary doctor obtained after graduating from a relevant European College in the respective field.

This procedure stipulates the method for recognizing professional qualifications for practicing as a veterinary doctor on the territory of Romania, in order to ensure a regulated framework for verification and evaluation of documents submitted by foreign veterinary doctors, for issuing decisions of recognition of professional qualifications, keeping records, and monitoring issued documents. The provisions of this procedure apply to veterinary doctors who are citizens of third countries or member states who wish to practice as veterinary doctors on the territory of Romania and hold an official qualification title obtained in a third country.

If the applicant, holder of an official qualification title obtained in a third country, has obtained professional recognition in a member state, he/she will submit an application for obtaining the recognition decision which will have attached: a) the professional recognition document b) certificate of linguistic competence (ECL) for the Romanian language

The phrase “member states” means the member states of the European Union, another state belonging to the European Economic Area or the Swiss Confederation, as defined in Decision no. 79/2008 for the amendment and completion of Government Decision no. 860/2004 regarding the recognition of the veterinary doctor qualification and regulating certain aspects regarding the exercise of the veterinary profession.

The phrase “third countries” means those other than member states and those territories of member states of the European Union for which Directive 2005/36/EC regarding the recognition of professional qualifications does not apply.

The College of Veterinary Doctors, as the competent authority for the veterinary profession, recognizes the official qualification titles by issuing the Decision for the recognition of professional qualification.

The recognition of official qualification titles allows access in Romania following registration in one of the branches of the College of Veterinary Doctors and obtaining the free practice certificate for the same profession for which the applicant is qualified in the country of origin, as well as the exercise of professional activities on the territory of Romania under the conditions provided by law for Romanian citizens holding official qualification titles in the profession of veterinary doctor issued by competent Romanian authorities.

Veterinary doctors who will practice the profession indefinitely on the territory of Romania have the same rights and obligations regarding its exercise as veterinary doctors members of the College of Veterinary Doctors and must know the Romanian language, know and respect the provisions of the legislation in force regarding the organization and exercise of the veterinary profession, the administrative rules in the sanitary-veterinary field, the Statute of the veterinary doctor, the Code of veterinary medical ethics, as well as the regulations of the College of Veterinary Doctors.

After obtaining the Decision for the recognition of professional qualification, in order to practice as a veterinary doctor on the territory of Romania, veterinary doctors are required to enroll in the College of Veterinary Doctors and to obtain the free practice certificate, complying with legal provisions.

For the recognition of professional qualification, the applicant must obligatorily prove possession of linguistic knowledge of the Romanian language and that they are a beneficiary of the long-term resident status granted by one of the member states. The applicant will take an aptitude test and must prove professional experience/internship of at least 3 years, either in a member state or in a third country.

The aptitude test, which consists of a theoretical multiple-choice test and a practical one, is conducted in front of a commission established by decision of the Executive Office of the National Council, after the eligibility of the requested documents and proof of linguistic knowledge in the Romanian language is verified.