What does application for the pharmacy practice certificate in Vietnam comprise?
What does application for the pharmacy practice certificate in Vietnam comprise? Do documents issued by overseas competent authorities have to be translated into Vietnamese when applying for a pharmacy practice certificate in Vietnam?
I am preparing to be granted a pharmacy practice certificate, please tell me what documents I need to prepare. Thank you.
1. What does application for the pharmacy practice certificate in Vietnam comprise?
In Clause 1, Article 3 of Decree 54/2017/ND-CP, there are regulations on application for the pharmacy practice certificate as follows:
1. An application for the pharmacy practice certificate mentioned in Article 24 of the Law on Pharmacy consists of:
a) The application form No. 02 in Appendix I enclosed herewith, 02 portrait pictures (4x6 cm) of the applicant on a white background which was taken within the last 6 months;
b) Certified true copy of the applicant’s qualification. If the qualification is issued overseas, its certified true copy must be enclosed with an equivalence certification issued by a competent authority specified in Clause 2 Article 18 hereof;
c) The original copy or certified true copy of the health certificate issued by a medical facility in accordance with the Law on Medical examination and treatment;
d) The original copy or certified true copy of the certificate of internship (Form 03 in Appendix I enclosed herewith). If the internship took place in more than one facility, the internship duration will be the total duration of internship at the facilities according to the certificates of internship issued by such facilities;
dd) If the scope of practice covered by the pharmacy practice certificate applied for requires different internship durations and facilities, the application shall be enclosed with a certificate of internship of one or several facilities that meet requirements of each position.
e) The original copy or certified true copy of the confirmation of examination result specified in Clause 2 Article 28 hereof if the pharmacy practice certificate has to be obtained after passing an examination;
g) If the applicant is a foreigner or a Vietnamese citizen residing overseas applying for the pharmacy practice certificate without taking an examination, documents proving the applicant’s language proficiency specified in Clause 2 Article 14 of the Law on Pharmacy.
According to current regulations, in order to be granted a pharmacy practice certificate, the documents specified above must be prepared in Vietnam.
2. Do documents issued by overseas competent authorities have to be translated into Vietnamese when applying for a pharmacy practice certificate in Vietnam?
In Clause 2, Article 3 of Decree 54/2017/ND-CP, there are regulations on documents issued by overseas competent authorities as follows:
2. Documents issued by overseas competent authorities must be consularly legalized and enclosed with notarized Vietnamese translations.
Thus, based on the above regulations, documents issued by overseas competent authorities must be translated into Vietnamese and notarized according to regulations.
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