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Slovakia — ADR essentials

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

ADR contracting party since

1993

DGSA required

Required

Competent authority

Ministerstvo dopravy Slovenskej republiky, sekcia cestnej dopravy a pozemnych komunikacii

National ADR application

Slovakia is a formal ADR contracting party since 1993. The lead national authority for dangerous goods (ADR) matters is Ministerstvo dopravy Slovenskej republiky, sekcia cestnej dopravy a pozemnych komunikacii. A DGSA must be appointed under ADR 1.8.3.

Competent authorities and contacts

Checked against official sources · 2026-06-13

Ministerstvo dopravy Slovenskej republiky — Ministry of Transport of the Slovak Republic

ADR competent authority — regulator, DGSA exam organizer for road transport, issues DGSA certificates, receives incident reports under ADR 1.8.5

Policajný zbor Slovenskej republiky – Dopravná polícia — Police Corps of the Slovak Republic – Traffic Police (under Ministry of Interior)

ADR roadside enforcement — traffic police (Dopravná polícia) conducts roadside checks of dangerous goods vehicles; offences adjudicated by Dopravný inšpektorát

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
Transporter, consignor, consignee or other ADR participant violating obligations under ADR500–20 000 EURZákon č. 56/2012 Z.z. o cestnej doprave, §48 ods. 4confirmed in the act
Authorised ADR training facility failing to notify required data, or conducting training i500–10 000 EURZákon č. 56/2012 Z.z. o cestnej doprave, §48 ods. 5confirmed in the act
Repeated ADR violation (any §48 ods. 1–5 offence) within 2 years of a final penalty decisi5 000–50 000 EURZákon č. 56/2012 Z.z. o cestnej doprave, §48 ods. 6 and ods. 9confirmed 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

Zákon o cestnej doprave

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Transport document language

Slovak (sk); ADR official languages (EN/FR/DE) accepted for international transport documents

DGSA exam

Ministerstvo dopravy Slovenskej republiky (dopravný správny orgán) — organizes DGSA exams, appoints the exam commission under zákon 56/2012 Z.z. §37; certificates issued by MD SR, valid 5 years. Training delivered by MD SR-authorized private facilities.

Slovakia — 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.