Identify the publication and its applicable dates
UNECE publishes ADR 2025 as ECE/TRANS/352, in two volumes. It incorporates amendments applicable from 1 January 2025. As at 12 October 2026, this is the current applicable ADR edition.
The general transition allowing use of ADR 2023 ended on 30 June 2025. Particular transitional provisions still require their own assessment; they do not extend that general transition for every operation. UNECE sets out this distinction in its ADR applicability information.
Find both volumes in the required language
The UNECE ADR 2025 files page provides the official volumes and correction documents. Select the appropriate language and retain both volumes when building a reference set. A single downloaded volume is not the complete publication.
Confirm the cover reference and year before relying on a bookmarked PDF. Keep the publisher's document identifier visible in a company register or library. The publication page distinguishes the English, French and Russian versions, so the file's language should be checked independently of the website interface language.
Apply corrections for the text being used
The UNECE file register, checked on 12 October 2026, lists ECE/TRANS/352/Corr.1 and Corr.2 for the English publication. Select the correction documents corresponding to the language being consulted. A later corrigendum listed for another language is not automatically an additional English correction.
Record which corrections accompany each retained volume. If a procedure quotes an affected provision, update the reference and review its wording. Check the register again when revising controlled documents; a locally saved PDF may not incorporate a separately issued correction.
Use the Spanish publication for operations in Spain
The Spanish ADR 2025 text was published in the BOE on 3 January 2025. Read it with the correction published on 6 May 2025. English and Spanish files should be identified as separate language references.
Royal Decree 97/2014, Article 2, applies the amended ADR to carriage wholly within Spain, with the national provisions specified there. Publication access alone does not resolve every national requirement for a particular operation.
Maintain a reference set your team can identify
For each controlled reference, record the edition, language, volume, source, corrections and review date. Distinguish material describing future amendments from the text applicable to today's operation. The UNECE page separately lists draft amendments for entry into force on 1 January 2027; their appearance beside ADR 2025 files does not make them current ADR 2025 provisions.
For the business review of adopted changes, see our separate ADR 2025 amendments article. For an older English reference, consult the ADR 2021 archive guide. DGSA advisory services can help review edition references in company documentation. Contact DGSA with the operation and documents concerned.