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Croatia — ADR essentials

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

ADR contracting party since

1992

DGSA required

Required

Competent authority

Ministarstvo mora, prometa i infrastrukture – Uprava za cestovni promet, cestovnu infrastrukturu i inspekciju

National ADR application

Croatia is a formal ADR contracting party since 1992. The lead national authority for dangerous goods (ADR) matters is Ministarstvo mora, prometa i infrastrukture – Uprava za cestovni promet, cestovnu infrastrukturu i inspekciju. A DGSA must be appointed under ADR 1.8.3.

Competent authorities and contacts

Partially verified — confirm details with a consultant · 2026-06-13

Ministarstvo mora, prometa i infrastrukture (MMPI) — Ministry of the Sea, Transport and Infrastructure

ADR competent authority — issues ADR driver certificates, oversees dangerous goods transport regulation, DGSA exam commission

MMPI — Sektor inspekcije sigurnosti cestovnog prometa i cesta — MMPI — Road Transport Safety Inspection Sector

Road transport inspection and dangerous goods enforcement (ADR roadside checks, shipper/carrier audits)

Centar za vozila Hrvatske d.d. (CVH) — Centre for Vehicles of Croatia

ADR vehicle inspection — issues Certificates of Compliance for vehicles carrying dangerous goods, authorized by MMPI under Zakon o prijevozu opasnih tvari

Ravnateljstvo policije — Uprava prometne policije — Police Directorate — Traffic Police Directorate

Roadside enforcement of ADR transport rules (on-road checks, traffic law enforcement)

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.

Issued by Ministarstvo mora, prometa i infrastrukture (MMPI) — Ministry of the Sea, Transport and Infrastructure

Open the UNECE certificate register

Penalties with legal references

ViolationPenaltyLegal basisSource
Legal entity or sole trader obstructing road transport inspector (blocking access, refusing ide1320–3980 EURZakon o inspekciji cestovnog prometa i cesta, Art. 35(1); NN 22/14, 98/19,confirmed in the act
Responsible person within legal entity obstructing road transport inspector (same violations as660–1990 EURZakon o inspekciji cestovnog prometa i cesta, Art. 35(2); NN 22/14, 98/19,confirmed in the act
Self-employed person (obrtnik) obstructing road transport inspector660–2650 EURZakon o inspekciji cestovnog prometa i cesta, Art. 35(3); NN 22/14, 98/19,confirmed in the act
Legal entity failing to provide requested data/documents to inspector or submitting false infor660–1990 EURZakon o inspekciji cestovnog prometa i cesta, Art. 36(1); NN 22/14, 98/19,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.

Contact a DGSA

Good to know

Framework law

Zakon o prijevozu opasnih tvari (Law on the Transport of Dangerous Goods)

Visit official site

Transport document language

Croatian (hr)

DGSA exam

MMPI ispitna komisija (Ministry of the Sea, Transport and Infrastructure examination commission) — exam conducted typically on Thursdays at MMPI premises, Zagreb

Croatia — contact a DGSA.

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

Contact a DGSA

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.