Argentina: Legislation about inland transport of dangerous goods is being determined by the Common Market of the South (Mercosur) countries – Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay – based on U.N. Model Regulations. In other sectors, the Institute for the Standardization and Normalization published national safety data sheet (SDS) standards in 2006 that follow GHS requirements.

Australia: Transport of dangerous goods is divided into two categories: explosives and nonexplosives. GHS transport standards have been implemented for both categories; the only difference is that nonexplosives are governed under the Department of Infrastructure and Transport while the transport of explosives is governed by the Australian Forum of Explosives Regulators with Safe Work Australia as Secretariat.

The other key sectors are workplace chemicals, which are governed by Safe Work Australia and the Model Work Health and Safety legislation, poisons, agricultural and veterinary chemicals, which are under the jurisdiction of the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority and industrial chemicals, which is governed by the National Industrial Chemicals Notification and Assessment Scheme.

GHS has been implemented for workplace chemicals and the transport of dangerous goods only. Governmental agencies are considering the implications of GHS for all other categories but support the adoption in theory.

Brazil: Transport of dangerous goods is currently determined by the twelfth revised edition of the U.N. Model Regulations, which means full GHS standards have been implemented. In other sectors, standards are regulated by the Brazilian Association of Technical Standards. As of 2011, classifications and SDS must be done using NBR 14725-2:2009 and NBR 14725- 4:2009, both of which agree with GHS standards.

China: GHS standards for transport of dangerous goods have been implemented. As of 2013, 28 GHS compulsory national standards were published that fully align with GHS Revision 4. The implementation date for these standards is November 1, 2014. All GHS and industry regulation is under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.

Denmark, France, Germany: As of 2009, GHS standards have been implemented for transport of dangerous goods and all other sectors.

Indonesia: GHS will be nationally implemented under a Presidential Decree, the final draft of which has been written. The decree is currently under the responsibility of the Ministry of Law and Human Rights, and GHS rules have not yet been implemented for all sectors.

Japan: GHS is currently implemented for the transport of dangerous goods. Marine and air transport regulations are based on U.N. Model Regulations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods. In other sectors, classification and hazard communications are governed by National Standard JIS Z 7253 as of 2012, and is consistent with the fourth revision of GHS. All standards are under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Ministry of the Environment, and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism.

Luxembourg: As of 2009, GHS standards have been implemented for transport of dangerous goods and all other sectors.

New Zealand: GHS has been implemented for the national transport of dangerous goods under Land Transport Rule: Dangerous Goods. GHS has also been implemented for all other sectors and applies to all new and existing substances since July 2006.

The Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act provides a hazard classification system that is nearly equivalent to the U.N. GHS for classification of chemicals.

Peru: GHS standards for transport of dangerous goods are implemented. The Andean Community – Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru – have developed regulations based on the thirteenth revised edition of the U.N. Model Regulations, which are still under consideration for implementation.

Russian Federation: GHS standards for domestic transport of dangerous goods have been implemented by Ordinance No. 272 since April 2011. Seven GHS national standards are currently in place regarding classification of standards, and the GHS will be fully implemented at the national level by means of a Technical Regulation that is currently under revision by the Ministry of Industry and Trade. Other pieces of national legislation are expected to be revised to match GHS once the system has been implemented nationally.

Singapore: GHS has been implemented for transport of dangerous goods, based on the U.N. Model Regulations. Singapore Standard SS 586 was published in 2008 to give guidance on hazard classification and labeling of hazardous chemicals for all other sectors along GHS criteria.

South Africa: GHS has been implemented for transport of dangerous goods, based on the U.N. Model Regulations. SANS 10234:2008 was passed in 2008 and provides compliance with GHS on the national level for all other sectors.

Spain, United Kingdom: As of 2009, GHS standards have been implemented for transport of dangerous goods and all other sectors.

United States: Transport of dangerous goods under Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations meets GHS standards under the fifteenth revised edition of the U.N. Model Regulations. The Environmental Protection Agency applied GHS standards to pesticide labels in 2008. Workplace chemicals are covered by the Hazard Communication Standard, which is in line with the third revised edition of GHS as of 2012. The Consumer Product Safety Commission released portions of the Federal Hazardous Substances Act in 2007 and compared them to GHS, considering which parts of the GHS standards should be adopted and implemented.