2. 1. General presentation1. General presentation
The College of Romanian Veterinarians is an autonomous
body, non-governmental, apolitical, nonprofit, legal personality
and its own heritage, which represents the interests and
defends the professional rights of its members.
The College of Romanian Veterinarians comprises
veterinarians with Romanian citizenship holders of veterinary
medical degree from the territory of Romania, the profession
of veterinary practice or free public functions in all fields and
veterinarians citizens of EU member states European
Economic Area European citizens and nationals of third
countries to Switzerland.
The College of Romanian Veterinarians membership is
mandatory for the veterinary profession practice. All
veterinarians with the right to practice in Romania, must be
enrolled in the College of Romanian Veterinarians,
membership, being attested through the veterinarian’s identity
card.
3. Membership of the College of Romanian Veterinarians can beMembership of the College of Romanian Veterinarians can be
acquired by any veterinarian, Romanian citizen or national ofacquired by any veterinarian, Romanian citizen or national of
Member States of the European Union, the EuropeanMember States of the European Union, the European
Economic Area or Swiss citizen, regardless of political,Economic Area or Swiss citizen, regardless of political,
religious, cultural, ethnic origin views, meeting the followingreligious, cultural, ethnic origin views, meeting the following
conditions: lawfully practice the veterinary profession inconditions: lawfully practice the veterinary profession in
Romania; is not in cases of indignity under current law; isRomania; is not in cases of indignity under current law; is
medically fit to practice the veterinary profession.medically fit to practice the veterinary profession.
4. The organization and functioning of The CollegeThe organization and functioning of The College
of Romanian Veterinarians is done on theof Romanian Veterinarians is done on the
principle of territorial eligibility and hierarchy.principle of territorial eligibility and hierarchy.
Governing bodies of the College of VeterinariansGoverning bodies of the College of Veterinarians
are: The National Congress; The Nationalare: The National Congress; The National
Council and the 41 counties councils andCouncil and the 41 counties councils and
Bucharest’s council.Bucharest’s council.
In Romania there are currently almostIn Romania there are currently almost 10 00010 000
veterinariansveterinarians, of which, of which 8869 members enrolledenrolled
in The College of Romanian Veterinarians.in The College of Romanian Veterinarians. 45124512
of them are practitioners.of them are practitioners.
5. 2. Mission2. Mission
The main purpose of the College of Veterinarians is to ensureThe main purpose of the College of Veterinarians is to ensure
an increase in responsibility and authority of its members inan increase in responsibility and authority of its members in
professional duties, respect for existing laws to protect animalprofessional duties, respect for existing laws to protect animal
health, public health, consumer protection and thehealth, public health, consumer protection and the
preservation of environment and ecological balance.preservation of environment and ecological balance.
The professional association of veterinarians confers itsThe professional association of veterinarians confers its
members rights such as : in exercising their profession theymembers rights such as : in exercising their profession they
are protected by law, to exercise their medical and veterinaryare protected by law, to exercise their medical and veterinary
profession by the law, to operate freely and withoutprofession by the law, to operate freely and without
interference from other professionals, to inform the College ofinterference from other professionals, to inform the College of
Veterinarians of any violation of law to practice, to attendVeterinarians of any violation of law to practice, to attend
meetings of governing bodies of the veterinary College, tomeetings of governing bodies of the veterinary College, to
elect and be elected, to participate in forms of continuingelect and be elected, to participate in forms of continuing
professional development, to use academic insignia andprofessional development, to use academic insignia and
professional titles.professional titles.
6. 3. Objectives
The veterinary profession shall aim to protect animalThe veterinary profession shall aim to protect animal
health, public health, consumer and environmenthealth, public health, consumer and environment
protection, in order to improve livestock breeding, toprotection, in order to improve livestock breeding, to
provide people food security, to facilitate trade relationsprovide people food security, to facilitate trade relations
and maintain ecological balance.and maintain ecological balance.
The College of Romanian Veterinarians shall steadilyThe College of Romanian Veterinarians shall steadily
watch the Code of Medical Veterinary Ethics provisionswatch the Code of Medical Veterinary Ethics provisions
application and compliance, in order to maintainapplication and compliance, in order to maintain
prestige, honor and professional dignity.prestige, honor and professional dignity.
7. 4. Professional qualifications4. Professional qualifications
The competent authority for professional recognition ofThe competent authority for professional recognition of
diplomas, attestations or other degrees of thediplomas, attestations or other degrees of the
veterinarian profession is the College of Romanianveterinarian profession is the College of Romanian
Veterinarians.Veterinarians.
Concerning the recognition of professional qualificationsConcerning the recognition of professional qualifications
granted in Member States of the European Union, thegranted in Member States of the European Union, the
European Economic Area, as well as regarding theEuropean Economic Area, as well as regarding the
veterinary profession practice by the above mentionedveterinary profession practice by the above mentioned
States nationals, the College of Romanian VeterinariansStates nationals, the College of Romanian Veterinarians
adopt resolutions with legal effects, harmonized withadopt resolutions with legal effects, harmonized with
communitarian regulations.communitarian regulations.
8. The veterinary profession can be practiced in RomaniaThe veterinary profession can be practiced in Romania
by any person, Romanian citizen, holding a veterinarianby any person, Romanian citizen, holding a veterinarian
diploma eligible according to the law, as well as by thediploma eligible according to the law, as well as by the
European Union Member States, the EuropeanEuropean Union Member States, the European
Economic Area and the Swiss Confederation nationalsEconomic Area and the Swiss Confederation nationals
holding veterinarian diplomas, attestations or otherholding veterinarian diplomas, attestations or other
documents granting for this qualification under the law,documents granting for this qualification under the law,
issued by an education institution from these states.issued by an education institution from these states.
The veterinary profession can be practiced in RomaniaThe veterinary profession can be practiced in Romania
by the third countries nationals, the European Unionby the third countries nationals, the European Union
Member States, the European Economic Area and theMember States, the European Economic Area and the
Swiss Confederation nationals holding diplomas,Swiss Confederation nationals holding diplomas,
attestations or other documents granting qualification inattestations or other documents granting qualification in
the veterinary profession, issued by veterinarythe veterinary profession, issued by veterinary
educational institutions from the third countries grantingeducational institutions from the third countries granting
for this qualification, eligible under the law.for this qualification, eligible under the law.
9. The College of Romanian Veterinarians issuesThe College of Romanian Veterinarians issues
attestations of compliance for professional purposes,attestations of compliance for professional purposes,
regarding the recognition in one of the Member States ofregarding the recognition in one of the Member States of
formal qualifications in veterinary profession, issued byformal qualifications in veterinary profession, issued by
accredited higher education institutions in Romania.accredited higher education institutions in Romania.
10. Through the role of the competent authority, the CollegeThrough the role of the competent authority, the College
of Romanian Veterinariansof Romanian Veterinarians has issued a number of 760
Certificates of conformity for professional purposes in
order to recognize the formal qualifications of the
profession in the Member States.
Since now, we had onlywe had only 3 requests for recognition of3 requests for recognition of
diplomas from member States.diplomas from member States.
11. 5. Professional training5. Professional training
The College of Romanian Veterinarians holdsThe College of Romanian Veterinarians holds
qualification, re-qualification, initiation,qualification, re-qualification, initiation,
specialization and training courses in thespecialization and training courses in the
veterinary medicine field within the Nationalveterinary medicine field within the National
Continuing Education System.Continuing Education System.
12. 6. Role in IMI
The College of Romanian Veterinarians is registered asThe College of Romanian Veterinarians is registered as
competent authority in IMI for the legislative areascompetent authority in IMI for the legislative areas
Professional Qualifications and Services havingProfessional Qualifications and Services having
jurisdiction in providing information on:jurisdiction in providing information on:
Issuance of permits / licenses / authorizations
Information on administrative or disciplinary measures
Recognition of professional qualifications
Enrollment on records
13. In the IMI system, until now we received 26In the IMI system, until now we received 26
requests. All of them were solved.requests. All of them were solved.
14. 7. Future Plans7. Future Plans
The College of Romanian Veterinarians intendsThe College of Romanian Veterinarians intends
to:to:
- make legislative proposals to come in support ofmake legislative proposals to come in support of
veterinarians in practiceveterinarians in practice
- perpetuate and develop the organization of
continuous professional training courses
- continuing concern for bringing in the attention of
all members the professional news and to
diversify the manner of transmission of
information
15. 8.8. Visits Expectations
- Knowledge of issues in practice veterinaryKnowledge of issues in practice veterinary
profession in Denmark.profession in Denmark.
- Exchange of experience with the competentExchange of experience with the competent
authority in Denmark regarding its organization,authority in Denmark regarding its organization,
regarding the current issues in its activity and theregarding the current issues in its activity and the
ways of solving them.ways of solving them.
- Exchange of information on the continuousExchange of information on the continuous
professional training programme for theprofessional training programme for the
veterinariansveterinarians