The Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road (ADR) is intended to increase the safety of international transport of dangerous goods by road. Its annexes are regularly amended and updated. They contain the conditions under which dangerous goods may be carried internationally. This revised version is based on amendments that will apply from 1 January 2025. It contains new or revised provisions including new provisions for: the use of battery electric vehicles in vehicle category FL and the use of vehicles powered by hydrogen fuel cell and hydrogen powered vehicles as AT and FL vehicles; the carriage in bulk of molten aluminium; the carriage of waste in packagings; and the carriage in bulk of waste containing asbestos.

The Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road (ADR) 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 revised version is based on amendments applicable as from 1 January 2021. It contains new or revised provisions concerning in particular the carriage of electric storage systems (including lithium batteries installed in cargo transport units and defective batteries) of medical waste and of radioactive material. Until now the title of ADR was the "European Agreement concerning the international carriage of dangerous goods by road (ADR)". Following the decision of the Contracting Parties to the Agreement the word European will be removed in this new edition to acknowledge the global status of ADR and as an encouragement to all United Nations Member States to join and fully implement it supporting progress towards road safety targets of the Sustainable Development Goals.