Regarding the Current Professional Certificate, we would like to make the following clarifications:

According to the provisions of 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 Application 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 the case of new pharmaceutical units being established, as well as changes of chief pharmacist – for those who will take on the position), shall address the county colleges in order to obtain the Current Professional Certificate.

Also, this document is necessary for pharmacists who wish to practice abroad.

The methodology for drafting and issuing the Current Professional Certificate was established by Decision of the National Council of C.F.R. no. 1/2007, published in the Official Gazette of Romania Part I no. 324 of 15.05.2007.

Below we present the main provisions of Decision no. 1/2007, as follows:

- The Current Professional Certificate will be drafted 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 issuance;

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

- Within a maximum of 30 days from receiving the request, the C.F.R. will draft the certificate and send it to the territorial college;

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

- The territorial college will prepare a Registry of records – with the identification data of the Current Professional Certificates issued to pharmacists in the respective county – and will hand them over to applicants with a signature upon receipt.

The issuance fee for the Current Professional Certificate, in the amount of 100 lei, shall be paid into the account of the territorial college RO92BRDE240SV08217902400.