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 the consolidated form as published in the Official Gazette no. 448/30.06.2009 part I, as well as the Application Norms published in the 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 establishing new pharmaceutical units, as well as changes of chief pharmacist - for those who will assume the position of chief), will address the county colleges to obtain the Current Professional Certificate.

Also, this document is necessary for pharmacists who wish to practice their profession outside the country's borders.

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

Below we present the main provisions of Decision no. 182007, as follows:

- The Current Professional Certificate will be prepared by the College of Pharmacists in Romania and issued by the territorial college at which 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 issuing the Current Professional Certificate, the territorial college will send to the College of Pharmacists in Romania the standard request for drafting and issuing the document:

Within a maximum of 30 days from receiving the request, the College of Pharmacists in Romania will draft the certificate and send it to the territorial college

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

The territorial college will keep 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 the applicants against signature of receipt.

The fee for issuing the Current Professional Certificate, in the amount of 100 lei, will be paid to the account of the territorial college RO50CECEBR0137RON0117763.