In the case of incorrect completion due to the fault of the educational institution issuing the original educational document or in the case of presenting the original educational document damaged to such an extent that it can no longer produce the effects for which it was issued, based on a written request from the applicant, the educational institution that issued the document will issue a duplicate thereof, prepared based on documents found in the archive of the educational institution from which the applicant's academic record results.

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

a) notarial/consular statement given by the holder of the document, which includes all necessary identification elements, the circumstances in which the original document was lost, as well as other details confirming the disappearance of the educational document concerned. The following mention is mandatory: "the original educational document was not left as collateral/guarantee at a state or private institution, in the country or abroad, and was not deliberately given away to another natural or legal person";

b) proof of publication of the loss, destruction, or theft of the educational document 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 of the school inspectorate's board of administration for issuing the duplicate, following the documents submitted by the educational institution.

For more details, please consult:

ORDER No. 3844/2016 of May 24, 2016 for the approval of the Regulation regarding the regime of educational documents and school documents managed by pre-university educational institutions