Gorj Pharmacists' College*

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 its 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 establishment of new pharmaceutical units, as well as changes of the chief pharmacist - for those who will take over 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 drawing up and issuing the Current Professional Certificate was established by Decision of the National Council of C.F.R. no. 1/2007, a decision published in the Official Gazette of Romania Part I no. 324 of 15.05.2007.

We present below the main provisions of Decision no. 1/2007 are as follows:

- The Current Professional Certificate will be drawn up 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 issue;

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

- Within a maximum of 30 days from receipt of the application, C.F.R. will draw up 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 it and send it to the territorial college;

- The territorial college will keep a Register of records – with identification data of the Current Professional Certificates issued to pharmacists in the respective county – and will hand them over to the applicants with an acknowledgment of receipt. The fee for issuing the Current Professional Certificate, in the amount of 150 RON, will be paid into the account of the territorial College RO13CECEGJ0137RON0124856

To obtain the Current Professional Certificate, the pharmacist will submit to the territorial college a file which will include the documents attached below.

In order to proceed with issuing a duplicate of the Membership Certificate of the College of Pharmacists of Romania, the applicant must submit the complete documentation to the headquarters of the Gorj College of Pharmacists, in accordance with the provisions of Decision no. 4/2004 of the National Council of the College of Pharmacists of Romania, the documents listed below.

The membership certificate is granted to pharmacists who, upon making an express request, meet the following conditions: hold an official qualification in pharmacy, are not in any case of unworthiness or incompatibility as provided by law, are medically fit to practice the profession of pharmacist, have not interrupted the practice of the profession for more than 5 years or have obtained their bachelor's degree in the last 5 years, and have paid the registration fee (the fee is paid into the account of the territorial college RO13CECEGJ0137RON0124856 in the amount of 10% of the minimum wage).

The suspension of membership status occurs when the applicant, the pharmacist, for certain reasons wishes to interrupt their activity for a certain period of time and submits to the headquarters of the Territorial College, namely the Gorj Pharmacists' College, a request asking for the suspension of membership status. When requesting this suspension, the pharmacist must have the membership fee paid until the end of the year and meet the requirement of continuous professional training with 40 EFC hours for the respective period. The pharmacist is obliged to inform the College of Pharmacists of Romania within 30 days of resuming activity.

Resuming membership status is done based on a request, which the applicant, the pharmacist, submits at the headquarters of the Territorial College, respectively the Gorj Pharmacists' College, through which they request the resumption of membership status starting from a certain date.

The transfer note is issued by the college where the pharmacist is registered, based on a request. Before issuing the transfer note, the requesting pharmacist is required to pay up to date the membership fee owed to the college from which they wish to leave. The transfer note will be handed, with signature, to the applicant. In the pharmacists’ record register (https://portal.net-dd.com), the college to which the pharmacist has transferred will be noted. If at the college from which the pharmacist is transferring a complaint has been filed against them or a disciplinary investigation has been initiated, the complaint or the disciplinary file will be forwarded to the college to which the pharmacist is transferring.