ADR applicable as from 1 January 2019 : European agreement concerning the international carriage of dangerous goods by road

The European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road is intended to increase the safety of international transport of dangerous goods by road.

Regularly amended and updated since its entry into force, it contains the conditions under which dangerous goods may be carried internationally.

This version has been prepared on the basis of amendments applicable as from 1 January 2019.

It contains in particular new or revised provisions concerning transport of adsorbed gases; lithium batteries (including damaged or defective lithium batteries, lithium batteries for disposal or recycling); asymmetric capacitors; discarded packagings; ammonium nitrate and radioactive material; testing of gas cartridges and fuel cell cartridges; marking of bundles of cylinders; and the applicability of ISO standards to the manufacture of new pressure receptacles or service equipment