Poland — ADR essentials
National regulator, the DGSA requirement and ADRplus availability, in one place.
ADR contracting party since
1975
DGSA required
Required
Competent authority
Ministerstwo Infrastruktury
National ADR application
Poland is a formal ADR contracting party since 1975. The lead national authority for dangerous goods (ADR) matters is Ministerstwo Infrastruktury. A DGSA must be appointed under ADR 1.8.3.
Competent authorities and contacts
Partially verified — confirm details with a consultant · 2026-06-13
Ministerstwo Infrastruktury — Ministry of Infrastructure
National ADR competent authority (minister właściwy do spraw transportu) — policy, legislation, international notifications to UNECE
- gov.pl
- +48 22 630 10 00
- [email protected]
- ul. Chałubińskiego 4/6, 00-928 Warszawa
Główny Inspektorat Transportu Drogowego (GITD) — Chief Road Transport Inspectorate
Roadside and administrative enforcement of ADR dangerous goods transport; receives annual reports and accident/incident reports from transport participants; imposes administrative financial penalties
- gov.pl
- +48 22 22 04 000
- [email protected]
- Al. Jerozolimskie 94, 00-807 Warszawa
Transportowy Dozór Techniczny (TDT) — Transport Technical Supervision
DGSA exam body (since 1 January 2012) — conducts state examinations for dangerous goods safety adviser candidates and issues/renews ADR driver certificates
- tdt.gov.pl
- +48 22 4 902 902
- [email protected]
- ul. Puławska 125, 02-707 Warszawa
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 Transportowy Dozór Techniczny (TDT) — Transport Technical Supervision
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.
Good to know
Framework law
Ustawa z dnia 19 sierpnia 2011 r. o przewozie towarów niebezpiecznych (Act on the Transport of Dangerous Goods of 19 August 2011, consolidated text 2024)
Visit official siteTransport document language
Polish (pl) — transport documents for domestic carriage must be in Polish; international carriage follows ADR 5.4.1 (language of the country of origin acceptable, with translations required by transit/destination countries).
DGSA exam
Transportowy Dozór Techniczny (TDT) — Transport Technical Supervision, ul. Puławska 125, 02-707 Warszawa; tdt.gov.pl; [email protected]; +48 22 4 902 902. Conducts state DGSA examinations under Art. 42(2)(4) of the 2011 Act since 1 January 2012.
Poland — contact a DGSA.
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