The procedure consists of the sanitary veterinary authorization of veterinary pharmacies by the County Veterinary Sanitary and Food Safety Directorates, in accordance with the provisions of the Sanitary Veterinary Standard regarding the conditions of organization and operation of veterinary pharmaceutical units, as well as the procedure for sanitary veterinary registration/authorization of units and activities in the veterinary pharmaceutical field, approved by the Order of the President of ANSVSA no. 83/2014, with subsequent amendments and completions.

The veterinary sanitary and food safety directorate of the county where the unit's branch operates records the request of the legal entity, checks the file, evaluates the unit, and issues the sanitary veterinary authorization within a maximum of 30 calendar days from the date of submission of the complete documentation. The term may be extended, only once, by the county veterinary sanitary and food safety directorate, for a period of no more than 15 calendar days, if additional documentation is requested.

In case of an incomplete request or documentation, the applicant is informed, within a maximum of 5 working days from receipt of the request, of the need to submit the documents necessary to complete the file.

If the submitted documentation is complete, the unit is evaluated by specialized personnel regarding the fulfillment of the veterinary sanitary operational conditions provided by the legislation in force for the units and activities for which authorization is requested, and the evaluation report is drawn up at the unit's headquarters.

For units that meet the veterinary sanitary operational conditions, based on the evaluation report, the county veterinary sanitary and food safety directorate issues the veterinary sanitary operating authorization, according to the model provided in Annex no. 7, within 5 working days from the date of drawing up the evaluation report.

If, following the evaluation by specialized personnel within the county veterinary sanitary and food safety directorate, the failure to meet the veterinary sanitary operational conditions provided by the legislation in force is found, a deadline for remedying the deficiencies of a maximum of 30 days from the date of drafting the evaluation report is granted.

If, after checking the unit, after the expiration of the granted remediation term, the veterinary sanitary operational conditions provided by the legislation in force are found not to be met, the authorization file is rejected based on the findings made and recorded in the evaluation report; the applicant is informed of the decision regarding the rejection of the file, within 5 working days from the date of finding the failure to meet the legal operating conditions.

The resolution time runs from the date of receipt of the complete documentation.