(1) The certificate of fiscal attestation is issued by the local tax authority, at the request of the taxpayer/payer. The certificate is also issued at the request of public authorities in the cases and under the conditions provided by the legal regulations in force, as well as at the request of the public notary, according to the delegation given by the taxpayer.

(2) The certificate of fiscal attestation is issued based on the data included in the records of the local tax authority’s tax claims and includes outstanding tax obligations and, as the case may be, tax obligations due up to the first day of the month following the filing of the request, as well as other budgetary claims individualized in enforceable titles issued according to the law and existing in the records of the local tax authority for recovery purposes.

(3) The certificate of fiscal attestation is issued within a maximum of two working days from the date of request and is valid for 30 days from the date of issue.

(4) For the transfer of ownership rights over buildings, land, and means of transport, the owners of the assets to be transferred must submit certificates of fiscal attestation confirming the payment of all payment obligations owed to the local budget of the administrative-territorial unit in whose jurisdiction the transferred asset is fiscally registered.

(5) For the asset to be transferred, the owner of the asset must pay the tax due for the year in which the asset is transferred, except in cases where for the asset to be transferred, the tax is owed by a person other than the owner.