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Andorra — ADR essentials

National regulator, the DGSA requirement and ADRplus availability, in one place.

ADR contracting party since

2009

DGSA required

Required

Competent authority

Àrea de Transports, Secretaria d'Estat de Transició Energètica, Transports i Mobilitat, Govern d'Andorra

National ADR application

Andorra is a formal ADR contracting party. The lead national authority for dangerous goods (ADR) matters is Àrea de Transports, Secretaria d'Estat de Transició Energètica, Transports i Mobilitat, Govern d'Andorra. A DGSA must be appointed under ADR 1.8.3.

Competent authorities and contacts

Checked against official sources · 2026-06-13

Secretaria d'Estat de Transició Energètica, Transports i Mobilitat — Àrea de Transports — State Secretariat for Energy Transition, Transport and Mobility — Transport Division

ADR competent authority; issues and revokes transport authorisations; initiates and resolves administrative sanctioning proceedings for transport infraction; manages DGSA safety-adviser registry

Departament de Mobilitat / Centre Nacional del Trànsit — Department of Mobility / National Traffic Centre

Operational arm of the Secretariat; grants 15-minute time-slot authorisations for dangerous-goods vehicles through the Dos Valires tunnel; manages day-to-day dangerous-goods route control

Policia d'Andorra — Andorra Police Corps

Roadside enforcement; traffic unit (motorcycle patrols, border control); issues on-the-spot fines; enforces ADR compliance at roadsides

ADR driver certificate — authenticity check

Countries increasingly check foreign drivers’ ADR certificates against forgeries. Genuine certificate models of every contracting party are published in the official UNECE register — compare the layout, security features and issuing authority.

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Penalties with legal references

ViolationPenaltyLegal basisSource
Non-compliance with ADR regulations — minor infraction (Article 97(k) Llei 4/2015): ADR noup to 600 EURLlei 4/2015, del 15 de gener, dels transports per carretera, Art. 97(kconfirmed in the act
Non-compliance with ADR regulations — serious infraction (Article 98(m) Llei 4/2015): ADR601–4,000 EURLlei 4/2015, del 15 de gener, dels transports per carretera, Art. 98(mconfirmed in the act
Non-compliance with ADR regulations — very serious infraction (Article 99(q) Llei 4/2015):4,001–12,000 EURLlei 4/2015, del 15 de gener, dels transports per carretera, Art. 99(qconfirmed in the act
Operating regulated transport activity without the required administrative authorisation o4,001–12,000 EURLlei 4/2015, del 15 de gener, dels transports per carretera, Art. 99(aconfirmed in the act
Loading a vehicle in a way that endangers persons or could cause material damage, or faili601–4,000 EURLlei 4/2015, del 15 de gener, dels transports per carretera, Art. 98(lconfirmed in the act
Cooperation

Cooperation in this country

Work with companies in this country runs remotely. The DGSA certificate is recognised in all 55 ADR Contracting Parties — describe your operation, and the reply comes within one business day.

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Good to know

Framework law

Llei 4/2015, del 15 de gener, dels transports per carretera

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Transport document language

Catalan (official language of Andorra); French and Spanish also accepted in practice given bilateral arrangements with France and Spain.

DGSA exam

No separate DGSA exam body identified in Andorra. The Àrea de Transports ([email protected]) manages the Registre de Consellers de Seguretat. Candidates holding a diploma issued outside Andorra submit it via procedure GV000864 at e-tramits.ad; no Andorran domestic exam found in official sources as of June 2026.

Andorra — contact a DGSA.

Tell us about your loads, routes or operation, and a certified consultant replies personally.

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Application for cooperation in another country

Describe the company and the operation. The request is reviewed individually and the answer states plainly whether cooperation is possible.