In the case of incorrect completion due to the fault of the educational institution issuing the original diploma, or in the case of presenting the original diploma in such a deteriorated state that it can no longer produce the intended legal effects, based on a written request from the applicant, the educational institution that issued the respective document will issue a duplicate of it, drawn up based on documents held in the archives of the educational institution from which the applicant's academic status results.

In case of loss, destruction, or theft of the original diploma, the request for issuing a duplicate is accompanied by the following documents, which will be archived with a retention period of 100 years at the school inspectorate, and the certified "true copy of the original" copies at the educational institution:

a) the notarial/consular statement, given by the holder of the document, in which all necessary identification elements are included, the circumstances under which the original document was lost, as well as other specifications confirming the disappearance of the respective diploma. The following mention is mandatory: "the original diploma was not pledged as collateral with a state or private institution, either in the country or abroad, and was not knowingly transferred to another physical or legal person";

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

c) notarized copy of the birth/marriage certificate;

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

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

For further details, please consult:

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