The economic operator, natural person, owner of tourist accommodation structures such as apartments and/or rooms for rent in family homes, submits a standardized application to the headquarters of the central public authority responsible for tourism for obtaining the classification certificate (see Necessary Documents), accompanied by the documentation provided in the annex to the Order of the President of the National Tourism Authority no. 65/2013 for the approval of methodological norms.

Within a maximum of 30 days from the date of registration of the complete documentation, a Provisional Operating Authorization is issued for the type of unit and the requested classification category, granting the economic operator the right to operate until the on-site verification of the respective tourist accommodation structure. In the case of incomplete documentation, the central public authority responsible for tourism informs the applicant, within 5 working days from the date of registration of the application, via a notification, regarding the need to submit additional documents, as well as the consequences on the analysis term of the documentation as previously provided. If, within 6 months (180 days) from the date of issuing the notification, the documentation is not completed, it will be filed. The on-site verification of the tourist accommodation structure is carried out within 90 days from the date of issuing the Provisional Operating Authorization, and the Classification Note is drawn up.

If at the time of the on-site verification minor deficiencies are found that can be remedied urgently, the commission may grant a short remedy period of up to 7 working days, making mention of these aspects in the classification note. The economic operator is obliged, after remedying the deficiencies within the granted period, to prove the remedy by sending supporting documents.

The issuance of the classification certificate for the tourist accommodation structure and the form regarding the nominal classification of the accommodation spaces by categories and types and/or the form regarding the nominal classification of spaces in tourist accommodation structures with public catering functions is done within 15 days from the date of drawing up the Classification Note.