In case of incorrect completion due to the fault of the educational institution issuing the original diploma or in case of presenting the original diploma deteriorated to the point 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 respective diploma issues a duplicate of it, prepared based on documents in the archive of the educational institution showing the applicant’s academic record.

In case of loss, destruction, or theft of the original diploma, the request for issuing a duplicate must be accompanied by the following documents, which are archived for a retention period of 100 years at the school inspectorate, while the certified copies "according to the original" remain at the educational institution:

a) notarial/consular statement given by the holder of the document, containing all necessary identifying elements, the circumstances in which the original was lost, as well as other clarifications confirming the disappearance of the respective diploma. The following mention is mandatory: "the original diploma was not left as collateral or guarantee at any state or private institution, in the country or abroad, and was not knowingly given to another natural or legal person";

b) proof of publishing the loss, destruction, or theft of the diploma 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 from the school inspectorate's board of directors for issuing the duplicate, following submission of documents by the educational institution.

For more details, please consult:

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