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 Implementation 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 the replacement of the chief pharmacist - for those who will assume the position of chief), should address the county colleges for obtaining the Current Professional Certificate.

This document is also required for pharmacists who wish to practice their profession outside the borders of the country.

The methodology for drawing up and issuing the Current Professional Certificate was established by Decision of the National Council of the C.F.R. 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. 1/2007, 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 the receipt of the request for the issuance of the Current Professional Certificate, the territorial college will send to the College of Pharmacists of Romania the standard request for drawing up and issuing the document;

- Within a maximum of 30 days from receipt of the request, C.F.R. will draw up the certificate and will 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 prepare a Registry of records – with the identifying data of the Current Professional Certificates issued to pharmacists in that county – and will hand them to applicants under a signature of receipt.

The issuing fee for the Current Professional Certificate, amounting to 150 lei, will be paid into the account of the territorial College RO42BTRL02501205137047XX in accordance with Decision no. 1/21.11.2024 of the CFR.

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