Even though GB/T 17519 and GB/T 16483 are recommended standards, the authorities judge whether an SDS is satisfactory by referring to them, since they are the only normative documents concerning SDS compilation in China.

The formulation of GB/T 17519-2013 has consulted many other international well-recognized  regulations, standards and guidelines related to SDS compilation, inter alia, UN GHS fourth revised edition (2011), ECHA Guidance on the Compilation of Safety Data Sheet (Ver. 1.1, 2011-12), American National Standard ANSI Z400.1/Z 129.1-2010, Japanese Industrial Standard JIS Z 7250:2010.