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Italy — ADR essentials

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

ADR contracting party since

1963

DGSA required

Required

Competent authority

Ministero delle Infrastrutture e dei Trasporti – Direzione Generale per la Motorizzazione (DG MOT)

National ADR application

Italy is a formal ADR contracting party since 1963. The lead national authority for dangerous goods (ADR) matters is Ministero delle Infrastrutture e dei Trasporti – Direzione Generale per la Motorizzazione (DG MOT). A DGSA must be appointed under ADR 1.8.3.

Competent authorities and contacts

Checked against official sources · 2026-06-13

Ministero delle Infrastrutture e dei Trasporti – Direzione Generale per la Motorizzazione (DGMOT) Divisione 3 — Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport – Directorate General for Motorisation, Division 3 (ADR & Vehicle Type Approval)

National ADR competent authority (road dangerous goods). DGMOT Div. 3 is specifically responsible for ADR technical regulation, homologation, and national coordination. Issues DGSA/CFP certificates via exam. MIT is the designated authority under D.Lgs. 35/2010.

Ministero delle Infrastrutture e dei Trasporti – Ufficio Relazioni con il Pubblico (URP) — Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport – Public Relations Office (general contact)

General ministry contact for MIT (parent authority). Headquarters at Via Nomentana, 2, Rome.

Motorizzazione Civile – Direzione Generale Territoriale (regional offices) — Civil Motorisation – Regional Territorial Directorates (DGSA exam administration)

Administer the DGSA (Consulente per la sicurezza) written exam and issue the Certificato di Formazione Professionale (CFP). Exam commissions operate via regional UMC offices (e.g., Venezia, Bologna, Ancona). The certificate is valid 5 years, renewable.

Polizia Stradale (Polizia di Stato) — Italian Highway Police – State Police

Roadside enforcement authority for ADR dangerous goods checks on Italian roads. Conducts inspections, issues violations, and transmits irregularity reports to DGMOT. Operates under MIT/Ministry of Interior joint circular (March 2026 ADR procedure).

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.

Open the UNECE certificate register

Penalties with legal references

ViolationPenaltyLegal basisSource
Failure by undertaking to appoint a mandatory DGSA (Consulente per la sicurezza dei traspo6.000 – 36.000 EURD.Lgs. 27 gennaio 2010, n. 35, Art. 12 comma 1confirmed in the act
DGSA fails to prepare annual incident/activity report, or undertaking fails to retain it /2.000 – 12.000 EURD.Lgs. 27 gennaio 2010, n. 35, Art. 12 commi 2 and 4confirmed 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

Decreto Legislativo 27 gennaio 2010, n. 35 — Attuazione della direttiva 2008/68/CE relativa al trasporto interno di merci pericolose

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Transport document language

Italian (it); Italian is the default language for domestic transport documents. Foreign-language provisions of ADR annexes do not apply to purely domestic transport, though MIT may authorise alternatives for international movements (D.Lgs. 35/2010, Art. 10).

DGSA exam

Ministero delle Infrastrutture e dei Trasporti (MIT) — exams administered through regional Motorizzazione Civile (UMC) offices; certificate issued: Certificato di Formazione Professionale (CFP), valid 5 years, renewable. PEC for applications: umc-[city]@pec.mit.gov.it (e.g. [email protected], [email protected]).

Italy — 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.