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Norway — ADR essentials

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

ADR contracting party since

1976

DGSA required

Required

Competent authority

Stiftelsen Norsk Brannvernforening

National ADR application

Norway is a formal ADR contracting party since 1976. The lead national authority for dangerous goods (ADR) matters is Stiftelsen Norsk Brannvernforening. A DGSA must be appointed under ADR 1.8.3.

Competent authorities and contacts

Checked against official sources · 2026-06-13

Direktoratet for samfunnssikkerhet og beredskap (DSB) — Norwegian Directorate for Civil Protection

Primary competent authority for ADR land transport of dangerous goods regulation and supervision; administers DGSA exam system; oversees approval schemes for ADR/RID

Statens vegvesen — Norwegian Public Roads Administration (NPRA)

ADR vehicle inspections and certificate issuance (on behalf of DSB); roadside enforcement of dangerous goods transport; ADR competence certificate exam administrator per agreement with DSB

Stiftelsen Norsk Brannvernforening — Norwegian Fire Protection Association

DGSA (sikkerhetsrådgiver) exam administrator on behalf of DSB; maintains registry of approved safety advisers

Politiet (Statens vegvesen / Tolletaten samarbeid) — Norwegian Police (in cooperation with NPRA and Customs)

Roadside enforcement and criminal prosecution for dangerous goods violations; joint inspections with Statens vegvesen and Tolletaten (Customs Authority)

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
Intentional or negligent violation of the land transport of dangerous goods regulation (foFine (amount not fixed by statute) or imprisonment up to 3 months; gross or repeated violations of key provisions: up to 2 years imprisonment NOKLov om vern mot brann, eksplosjon og ulykker med farlig stoff (brann-confirmed in the act
Failure of undertaking to appoint a DGSA (sikkerhetsrådgiver) after order from DSBPeriodic coercive fine (løpende tvangsmulkt) accruing daily/weekly/monthly until compliance; one-off lump sum alternative NOKBrann- og eksplosjonsvernloven LOV-2002-06-14-20 § 39 (tvangsmulkt), aconfirmed in the act
Obstruction of supervisory authority (DSB, Statens vegvesen, police, customs) during inspeFine (bøter); amount determined by court NOKBrann- og eksplosjonsvernloven LOV-2002-06-14-20 § 42 first paragraphconfirmed 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

Forskrift om landtransport av farlig gods (Regulation on Land Transport of Dangerous Goods)

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Transport document language

Norwegian (Bokmål); ADR transport documents in practice also accepted in English for international transport

DGSA exam

Stiftelsen Norsk Brannvernforening (Norwegian Fire Protection Association) administers DGSA (sikkerhetsrådgiver) examinations on behalf of DSB; Statens vegvesen administers ADR driver competence certificate (ADR-kompetansebevis) examinations per separate agreement with DSB

Norway — 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.