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 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 pharmacy unit (in cases of establishing new pharmacy units, as well as changes of chief pharmacist – for those who will take over the position), will address the county colleges to obtain the Current Professional Certificate.

Also, this document is needed by pharmacists who wish to practice their profession outside the country.

The methodology for preparation and issuance of the Current Professional Certificate was established by Decision of the National Council of the Romanian College of Pharmacists 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 prepared 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 receiving the request for the issuance of the Current Professional Certificate, the territorial college will forward to the College of Pharmacists of Romania the standard application for preparing and issuing the document;

- Within a maximum of 30 days from receiving the application, the C.F.R. will prepare the certificate and forward it to the territorial college;

- The Current Professional Certificate will be issued by the College of Pharmacists of Romania, which will prepare it and transmit it to the territorial college;

- The territorial college will keep a Register – with the identification data of the Current Professional Certificates issued to the pharmacists of the respective county – and will hand them over to the applicants against signature of receipt.

The issuance fee for the Current Professional Certificate, amounting to 100 lei, will be paid into the account of the Vaslui College of Pharmacists, RO93BRDE380SV08609183800 or at the headquarters of the College against receipt.

To obtain the Current Professional Certificate, the pharmacist will submit to the Vaslui College of Pharmacists, a file comprising the documents attached below.