ROAD TRANSPORT REGULATING
AND ENFORCEMENT BODIESFRANCE
March 2022

Country:

FRANCE
Control authorities
State
policeGendarmerie

Local
policeCustoms

Traffic regulations and driving licences

X

X

X

X

Authorisations for international road transport (bilateral, EU,ECMT...)

X

X

X

Special authorisations for carriage of passengers and otherrelated documents (e.g. list of passengers)

X

X

X

Items to be controlled

T1 documents or TIR Carnets

Authorised
TransportRoad
technical
Ministry administration experts/workshops

Otherauthorisedbodies orofficers

X

Weights and dimensions

X

X

Certificate for carriage of perishable foodstuffs and special
equipment to be used for such carriage (ATP)X

X

Documents on veterinary and phytosanitary control

X

X

Road user charges

X

X

X

Technical conditions of motor vehicles

X

X

X

Regulations on driving hours and rest periods

X

X

X

Regulations on transport of dangerous goods

X

X

X

X

X

X
X

X

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USEFUL ADDRESSES, PHONE AND FAX NUMBERS IN FRANCEEMERGENCY NUMBERS
Police17 or 112

Ambulance

15 or 112

Dangerous goods accident

112

Breakdown

112

Fire and Rescue

18International Passenger and Goods Traffic by Road

TRAFFIC REGULATIONS AND DOCUMENTS RELEVANT TO DRIVING
Name and address

PhoneFax

National competentauthorities

DGITM/DMR
Sous-Direction de la régulation etde la performance durable destransports routiers
Tour Séquoia
92055 La Défense Cedex
www.ecologie.gouv.fr+(33-1) 408 182 65 +(33-1)408 183 59
Email:
tr.dmr.dgitm@developpementdurable.gouv.fr

Competent control
authority

Control bodies

Depends on
Depends onlocation of control
location of control
Email:
info@gendarmerie.defense.gouv.fr

Gendarmes/policiers
www.interieur.gouv.fr
www.gendarmerie.interieur.gouv.fr
Douaniers
www.douane.gouv.fr

08 81 20 44 44 (in France)+(33 1) 72 40 78 50 (international)

Contrôleurs du ministère
www.ecologie.gouv.fr

Email: through the website

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Name and address

Phone

Fax

National competentauthorities

DGEC/SCEE
Sous-Direction de la sécurité et desémissions des véhicules SD6Tour Séquoia
92055 La Défense Cedex
www.ecologie.gouv.fr+(331)408 182 65 +(33-1)408 183 59
Email:
sd6.scee.dgec@developpementdurable.gouv.fr

Competent control
authority

Control bodies

Depends on
Depends onlocation of control location of control
Email:
info@gendarmerie.defense.gouv.fr

Gendarmes/policiers
www.interieur.gouv.fr
www.gendarmerie.interieur.gouv.fr
Douaniers
www.douane.gouv.fr
Contrôleurs du ministère
www.developpementdurable.gouv.fr

08 81 20 44 44 (in France)+(33 1) 72 40 78 50 (international)
Email: through the website

WEIGHTS AND DIMENSIONS OF A VEHICLE
Name and address

Phone

Fax

National competentauthorities

Ministère des transports
DGITM/DMR
Bureau du contrôle et de lacirculation des transports routiers
TR4Tour Séquoia92055 La Défense Cedex
www.ecologie.gouv.fr+(33-1)408 117 97 +(33-1)408 110 66
Email:
frederic.bechara@developpementdurable.gouv.fr

Authority/body incharge of issuing
special permits forexcess weight anddimensions

Prefect of the department

Depends onlocation of thetransport
operation

Competent control
authority

Control bodies

More information and online
applications available on :Depends onlocation of thetransport operationwww.entreprendre.service-public.fr

Gendarmes/policiers
www.interieur.gouv.fr
www.gendarmerie.interieur.gouv.fr
Douaniers
www.douane.gouv.fr
Contrôleurs du ministère
www.developpementdurable.gouv.fr

Depends on
Depends onlocation oflocation of control
control
Email:
info@gendarmerie.defense.gouv.fr
08 81 20 44 44 (in France)+(33 1) 72 40 78 50 (international)
Email: through the website

4©ITF/IRUMARKET ACCESS: INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT OF GOODS BY ROAD
Name and address
National competentauthorities

Competent control
authority on the useof authorisations by
non-residents

Phone

Fax

Ministère chargé des transports
DGITM/DMR
Bureau TR1
Tour Séquoia
92055 La Défense Cedex
www.ecologie.gouv.fr+(33-1)408 116 72 +(33-1)408 110 66+(33-1)408 116 83
Email:
emmanuelle.poligne@developpementdurable.gouv.fr

Ministère chargé des transports
DGITM/DMR
Bureau TR1 et TR4
Tour Séquoia
92055 La Défense Cedex
www.ecologie.gouv.fr+(33-1)408 116 72 +(33-1)408 110 66+(33-1)408 117 97
Email:
emmanuelle.poligne@developpementdurable.gouv.fr

l.diasdecarvalho@developpementdurable.gouv.fr

frederic.bechara@developpementdurable.gouv.fr

MARKET ACCESS: INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT OF PASSENGERS BY ROAD
Name and address

Phone

Fax

National competentauthorities

Ministère chargé des transports
DGITM/DMR
Bureau TR2
Tour Séquoia
92055 La Défense Cedex
www.ecologie.gouv.fr+(33-1)408 116 51 +(33-1)408 110 66
Email :
Emmanuelle.poligne@developpementdurable.gouv.fr

Competent control
authority on the useof authorisations andother related
documents by
non-residents

Ministère chargé des transports
DGITM/DMR
Bureau TR2 et TR4
Tour Séquoia
92055 La Défense Cedex
www.ecologie.gouv.fr+(33-1)408 116 72 +(33-1)408 110 66+(33-1)408 117 97
Email:
Emmanuelle.poligne@developpementdurable.gouv.fr
Frederic.bechara@developpementdurable.gouv.fr

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ROAD USER CHARGES
Name and address
Sous-direction de la gestion
et du contrôle du réseau
autoroutier concédé

National competentauthorities

Competent authority/
body in charge ofcollecting and control ofcharges

Association des sociétésfrançaises d'autoroutes(ASFA)

Phone

Fax

Email:gca.grn.dit.dgitm@developpementdurable.gouv.fr+(33-1) 49553300
Email: www.autoroutes.fr

VETERINARY AND PHYTOSANITARY CONTROLName and address
National competentauthorities

Ministère de l’agricultureDGAL
www.agriculture.gouv.fr

Competent control
authority

Services veterinaries

Phone

Fax

+(33-1) 49555811+(33-1) 49555839
Email: through the website

TRANSPORT OF DANGEROUS GOODS
Name and address

Phone

Fax

National competentauthorities

Mission des transports desmatières dangereuses DGPR /SRT / SDRA / MTMD
Tour Séquoia
92055 La Défense Cedex+(33-1)40818766+(33-1)40811065+(33-1)40818766
Email:
claude.pfauvadel@developpementdurable.gouv.fr

Authority/body incharge of special
authorisations

Mission des transports desmatières dangereuses
DGPR/SRT/SDRA/MTMD+(33-1)40818766

Tour Séquoia92055 La Défense Cedex
Competent control
authority/bodyControl bodies
Gendarmes/policiers
www.interieur.gouv.fr
www.gendarmerie.interieur.g
ouv.frDouaniers
www.douane.gouv.fr
Contrôleurs du ministère
www.developpementdurable.gouv.fr+(33-1)40811065

Email:
claude.pfauvadel@developpementdurable.gouv.fr
Depends on
Depends onlocation of control
location of control
Email:
info@gendarmerie.defense.gouv.fr

08 81 20 44 44 (in France)+(33 1) 72 40 78 50 (international)
Email: through the website

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SOCIAL REGULATIONS (DRIVING AND RESTING HOURS)Name and address
National competentauthorities

Ministère des transports
DGITM/DST
Bureau TR4
Tour Séquoia
92055 La Défense Cedex

Competent control
authority

Phone

Fax

+(33-1)408 117 97
Email:+(33-1)40811066

frederic.bechara@developpementdurable.gouv.fr

Control bodies

Depends onlocation of control

Gendarmes/policiers
www.interieur.gouv.fr
www.gendarmerie.interieur.gouv.fr

Email:
info@gendarmerie.defense.gouv.fr

Douaniers
www.douane.gouv.fr

08 81 20 44 44 (in France)+(33 1) 72 40 78 50 (international)

Contrôleurs du ministère
www.developpementdurable.gouv.fr

Depends onlocation of control

Email: through the website

CUSTOMS AND TRANSIT REGULATIONSNational competentauthorities

Competent authorities/
bodies in charge of T
and TIR regimes

Name and address

Phone

Ministère des Finances
Direction générale desdouanes et droits indirects –DGDDI
11 rue des deux communes
93358 Montreuil cedex+(33-1)57534723+(33-1)57534432

Agents des douanes
www.douane.gouv.fr

Depends onlocation of control

Fax

Email:
fid2@douane.finances.gouv.fr

Depends onlocation of control

7©ITF/IRUMINISTRY OF TRANSPORT
Phone
Ministry of Transport
Tour Séquoia
92055 La Défense Cedex
www.ecologie.gouv.fr

Fax+(33-1)40 81.2122

ASSOCIATIONS OF INTERNATIONAL ROAD TRANSPORT OPERATORS
Phone

Fax

Freight Transport
AFTRI
48 rue de la Bienfaisance
75008 Paris
www.aftri.com+(33-1)53530240+(33-1)53761303
Email: aftri@aftri.com

Passenger Transport
FNTV
www.fntv.fr+(33-1)40826272+(33-1)40826273
Email: secretariat@fntv.fr

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