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Portugal — ADR essentials

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

ADR contracting party since

1967

DGSA required

Required

Competent authority

Instituto da Mobilidade e dos Transportes, I.P. (IMT)

National ADR application

Portugal is a formal ADR contracting party since 1967. The lead national authority for dangerous goods (ADR) matters is Instituto da Mobilidade e dos Transportes, I.P. (IMT). A DGSA must be appointed under ADR 1.8.3.

Competent authorities and contacts

Checked against official sources · 2026-06-13

Instituto da Mobilidade e dos Transportes, I.P. (IMT) — Institute for Mobility and Transport

National competent authority for ADR road dangerous goods transport; issues DGSA certificates, driver ADR certificates, approves training courses, maintains vehicle and company registry

Autoridade Nacional de Segurança Rodoviária (ANSR) — National Road Safety Authority

Roadside enforcement of dangerous goods transport regulations; issues and processes administrative offence proceedings (contraordenações) for road transport infractions including ADR violations

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 Instituto da Mobilidade e dos Transportes, I.P. (IMT) — Institute for Mobility and Transport

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Penalties with legal references

ViolationPenaltyLegal basisSource
Transporting dangerous goods without or with non-conforming vehicle approval certificate (Art.11000–3000 (natural person); 2000–6000 (legal person) EURDecreto-Lei n.º 41-A/2010, de 29 de abril, Artigo 14.º, n.º 4 (as amended b [Art. 14(4) referencing Art. 13(1)(a),(i); Art. 13(4)(b),(l); Art. 13(8)(a),(c); Art. 13(9),(10)]confirmed in the act
Intermediate ADR violations by carrier: using non-compliant vehicles/containers, no leakage con750–2250 (natural person); 1500–4500 (legal person) EURDecreto-Lei n.º 41-A/2010, de 29 de abril, Artigo 14.º, n.º 5 [Art. 14(5) referencing Art. 13(1)(b)–(f); Art. 13(2)(a),(b); Art. 13(4)(a),(d),(e),(h),(m),(n); Art. 13(6),(7),(11),(12)]confirmed in the act
Lesser ADR violations: failure to provide written instructions to crew in a language they can r500–1500 (natural person); 1000–3000 (legal person) EURDecreto-Lei n.º 41-A/2010, de 29 de abril, Artigo 14.º, n.º 6 [Art. 14(6) referencing Art. 13(1)(g); Art. 13(2)(d); Art. 13(4)(c); Art. 13(5)(b); Art. 13(8)(d),(e),(f); Art. 13(13)]confirmed in the act
Minor violations: missing/inadequate driver ADR training certificate (Art.13(4)(h)); failure to250–750 (natural person); 500–1500 (legal person) EURDecreto-Lei n.º 41-A/2010, de 29 de abril, Artigo 14.º, n.º 7 [Art. 14(7) referencing Art. 13(1)(h); Art. 13(2)(c),(e); Art. 13(3); Art. 13(4)(f),(j); Art. 13(5)(a); Art. 13(8)(b),(g)]confirmed in the act
Document not shown at roadside inspection (vehicle approval certificate, driver ADR certificate50–150 (natural person); 100–300 (legal person) — reduced rate when document subsequently proven to exist EURDecreto-Lei n.º 41-A/2010, de 29 de abril, Artigo 14.º, n.º 10 [Art. 14(10) referencing Art. 13(1)(b),(g); Art. 13(4)(b),(h)]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

Regula o transporte terrestre, rodoviário e ferroviário, de mercadorias perigosas (Regulation of land, road and rail transport of dangerous goods) — transposing EU Directive 2008/68/CE; last amended by DL 99/2021 of 17 November 2021

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Transport document language

Portuguese (PT)

DGSA exam

Instituto da Mobilidade e dos Transportes, I.P. (IMT) — conducts written DGSA exams (40 multiple-choice questions + case study, 150 min) at Porto, Coimbra and Lisboa centres; issues 5-year renewable certificates.

Portugal — contact a DGSA.

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

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