General information

Country specific information

Argentina

SDS variant: SDS_AR

Other Label: GLM2_GAE3

Additional documents: In some GBUs, a TremCard could be required for products classified as Dangerous Goods transported by roads (terrestrial).

Language: Spanish (ES).

GHS adopted: GHS 5th revision.

Legislations and Useful links:

• Resolution 801/2015 (GHS-workplace) - Link
• Resolution 195/97 (GHS-transport) - Link. For regional transport between the Common Market of South (MERCOSUR) member states (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay) refer to the information provided under “Mercosur”.
• Decree 779/95 (GHS-transport) - Link
• Additional information can be found at the SRT (Argentinian Superintendency of Occupational Risks (SRT)) - Web Site

Rules to launch:

• ZEXP_GHSAR (GHS Argentina): This rule determines the classification and labelling according to Resolution SRT N° 801/2015 . The result is displayed in section 2.
• ZEXP_HC_AR (HazardComp AR): The rule determines the hazardous ingredients to be listed in section 3 as well as the ingredients with OEL/BEI to be displayed in section 8, according to GHS 5th Rev. Additionally, If an ingredient is not classified according to GHS but has OEL in Argentina, US (ACGIH) and/or SAEL (Syensqo Acceptable Exposure Limit) it will be displayed in chapter 3 in the same instance as the classified ingredients. All components must be translated into Spanish.

Costa Rica

SDS variant: SDS_CR

Language: Spanish (ES).

GHS adopted: GHS 6th revision

Legislations and Useful links::

• Executive decree No. 40705-S and Technical Regulation RTCR 478: 2015 “Chemical products. Hazardous chemical products, registration, import and control”. 
• Executive decree No.40457-S and Technical Regulation RTCR 481: 2015 “Chemical products. Hazardous chemical products. Labelling.
• Additional information can be found at SCIJ (Sistema Costarricense de Información Jurídica) - Web Site.

Rules to launch:

• ZEXP_GHSCR (GHS Costa Rica): The rule set determines the classification and labelling of substances and mixtures according to Decree 40457 and 40705-S.
• ZEXP_HC_CR  (HazardComp CR): The rule determines the following compositions for a substance/mixture according to GHS 6th Rev: hazardous ingredients in section 3 and components with OEL/BEI  in section 8. In addition, If an ingredient is not classified according to GHS but has OEL in Costa Rica, US (ACGIH) and/or SAEL (Syensqo Acceptable Exposure Scenario) it will be displayed in chapter 3 in the same instance as the classified ingredients. All components must be translated into Spanish.

Puerto Rico 

SDS variant: SDS_US

Labels: There is no country-specific variant.

Language: American English (Z8).

GHS adopted: In line with US GHS status. In place (GHS 3rd revision). 

Legislations and Useful links:

• Hazard Communication, final rule - Link
• Additional information can be found at OSHA´s Website and Puerto Rico OSHA 

Rules to launch:

• When is required an SDS for Puerto Rico, the used variant is the SDS for the United States of America. Therefore, the rule block that should be run is the one applicable for the US (Visit Product Stewardship - Local Parts: North America in the WIKI page).

Other information/Package updates:

• OSHA is proposing to modify the HCS to maintain conformity with the United Nations Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS) (revision 7), align certain provisions with Canada and other U.S. agencies, and address issues that have developed since implementation of the 2012 standard.

Chile

SDS variant: SDS_CL

Language: Spanish (ES). 

GHS adopted: GHS 7th revision.

Legislations and Useful links:

• Decree 57 of 2019, Regulation on Classification, Labelling, and Notification of Hazardous Chemicals and Mixtures. This regulation applies to manufacturers and importers of dangerous chemical substances and mixtures.

This regulation is being implemented as follow:

• Substances for industrial use—one year after publication on 9 February 2022;
• Substances of non-industrial use—two years after publication on 9 February 2023;
• Mixtures for industrial use—four years after publication on 9 February 2025;
• Mixtures of non-industrial use—six years after publication on 9 February 2027.

• Rules to launch:

  • ZEXP_GHSCL (GHS Chile): The rule determines the classification and labelling to be displayed in section 2. according to the Chilean GHS regulation (Decree 57 of 2019).
  • ZEXP_HC_CL  (HazardComp CL): It determines the hazardous ingredients to be listed in section 3 and the components with OEL/BEI to be displayed in section 8, in accordance with the adopted GHS version. In terms of OEL, this template enables the display of national, US ACGIH and Corporate OELs. Moreover, If an ingredient is not classified according to GHS but has OEL it will be displayed in chapter 3 in the same instance as the classified ingredients. All components must be translated into Spanish.
  • ZEXP_NFPCL (National Fire Protection Association): The rule determines the NFPA rating in section 15. 
  • ZEXP_RI_CL (Regulatory information Chile): The rule determines Chile specific regulatory information. In regards of section 15, the following table shows the current phrases output by default by the rule in the dedicated property "Information about other regulations" for Chilean SDS:
  
  

  Phrase ID	Phrase text
  CUST-N15.00700290	Decree 43/2015, Approving Regulation on Storage of Hazardous Substances
  CUST-N15.00700292	NCh 2245:2021 Safety data sheet for chemical products - Content and order of sections.
  CUST-N15.00700294	NCh 2190:2019 Land transport of dangerous goods - Hazard identification marks
  CUST-N15.00700293	NCh 382:2021 Dangerous Goods – Classification
  CUST-N15.00700299	Decree 57 of 2019, Regulation on Classification, Labelling, and Notification of Hazardous Chemicals and Mixtures
  CUST-N15.00700296	D.S. 148/03 Sanitary Regulation on hazardous wastes handling
  CUST-N15.00700297	D.S. 298/94 Regulation on transport of hazardous cargo on streets and roads
  CUST-N15.00700298	D.S. 594/99 Regulation on sanitary and environmental basic conditions at work places.
  CUST-N15.00700268	Exempt Resolution 15 of 2023 approving the List of Hazardous Substances Subject to Import Process

  Other information/Package updates:

  • Regarding hazards classification, GHS_CL has been changed and uses the separate phrases: “Skin corrosion” (N15.00930118), “Skin irritation” (N15.00930119) and “Serious eye damage” (N15.00930135), “Eye irritation” (N1.00930155).