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Austria — ADR essentials

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

ADR contracting party since

1973

DGSA required

Required

Competent authority

Bundesministerium für Innovation, Mobilität und Infrastruktur (BMIMI), Abteilung IV/ST 3 – Beförderung gefährlicher Güter mit allen Verkehrsträgern und Containersicherheit

National ADR application

Austria is a formal ADR contracting party since 1973. The lead national authority for dangerous goods (ADR) matters is Bundesministerium für Innovation, Mobilität und Infrastruktur (BMIMI), Abteilung IV/ST 3 – Beförderung gefährlicher Güter mit allen Verkehrsträgern und Containersicherheit. A DGSA must be appointed under ADR 1.8.3.

Competent authorities and contacts

Checked against official sources · 2026-06-13

Bundesministerium für Innovation, Mobilität und Infrastruktur (BMIMI) – Abteilung IV/ST3 Gefahrgut — Federal Ministry for Innovation, Mobility and Infrastructure – Unit IV/ST3 Dangerous Goods

Main competent authority for ADR road dangerous goods transport; also DGSA exam body

bmimi.gv.at
+43 1 711 62-65 5723
[email protected]
Radetzkystraße 2, 1030 Vienna; PO Box 201, 1000 Vienna

Bundespolizei (Organe des öffentlichen Sicherheitsdienstes) — Austrian Federal Police – public security service organs

Roadside enforcement authority for dangerous goods checks under GGBG § 15; conducts spot checks on ADR compliance

polizei.gv.at
133 (emergency) / 112 (Euro emergency)

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

Violation	Penalty	Legal basis	Source
Violation related to training courses / approval of training providers (§ 37 Abs. 1 GGBG)	€1,000 – €50,000 EUR	Gefahrgutbeförderungsgesetz (GGBG) BGBl. I Nr. 145/1998, § 37 Abs. 1	confirmed in the act
Dangerous goods transport violation – Danger Category I (e.g. missing transport documents,	€750 – €50,000 EUR	GGBG BGBl. I Nr. 145/1998, § 37 Abs. 2 lit. a	confirmed in the act
Dangerous goods transport violation – Danger Category I, driver (Lenker) specifically (§ 3	€150 – €6,000 EUR	GGBG BGBl. I Nr. 145/1998, § 37 Abs. 2 lit. a Z 9	confirmed in the act
Dangerous goods transport violation – Danger Category II (e.g. minor documentation defects	€110 – €4,000 EUR	GGBG BGBl. I Nr. 145/1998, § 37 Abs. 2 lit. b	confirmed in the act
Dangerous goods transport violation – Danger Category III (minor defects, collectible by o	up to €80 EUR	GGBG BGBl. I Nr. 145/1998, § 37 Abs. 2 lit. c	confirmed in the act
Dangerous goods safety adviser (Gefahrgutbeauftragter) violations and related breaches (§	€110 – €4,000 EUR	GGBG BGBl. I Nr. 145/1998, § 37 Abs. 3	confirmed 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

Bundesgesetz über die Beförderung gefährlicher Güter (Gefahrgutbeförderungsgesetz – GGBG)

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Transport document language

German (as the official language of Austria); English and French also accepted per ADR 5.4.1 for international transport

DGSA exam

Bundesministerium für Innovation, Mobilität und Infrastruktur (BMIMI), Unit IV/ST3 – creates exam question catalogs per transport mode and supervises exams through specialized Prüfungssachverständige; contact for exams: Elias Huber, [email protected], +43 1 711 62-65 2055

Austria — contact a DGSA.

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