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8. (...) A strong supporter of the rules based multilateral trading system, Singapore (...) takes part in the Trade and Environmental Sustainability Structured Discussions. (...).

15. (...) Import prohibitions and import licensing requirements (mostly non-automatic) are applied mainly for health, safety, security, and environmental purposes, or to comply with international agreements. (...).

17. Export controls are maintained on a number of products on security, safety, health, and environmental grounds, or to fulfil international commitments. (...)

25. While Singapore's total energy supply grew during the period under review, its CO2 emissions started to decline in absolute terms as at 2017. Singapore revised its energy efficiency legislation and standards in 2017 and introduced a tax on greenhouse gas emissions in 2019. (...).

Table 1.2 Basic economic indicators, 2016-20
Share of employment by economic activities (%)
Other [b]
2016: 0.8
2017: 0.7
2018: 0.7
2019: 0.7
2020: 0.7

[b] Includes agriculture and fisheries, water supply and electricity, and sewage and waste management.

2.9. Other ministries, such as (...) the Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment (MSE), (...) are also involved in trade policy formulation to the extent such policies touch their areas of competence. (...).

2.14. Singapore is a strong supporter of the open and rules-based multilateral trading system, as embodied by the WTO. (...) It also participates in two other joint initiatives (...) since December 2020 it has participated in the Trade and Environmental Sustainability Structured Discussions (TESSD).

2.34. The Singapore-EU FTA (SEUFTA) stipulates 100% elimination of tariffs for EU exports as of the entry in force of the Agreement, which took place on 21 November 2019. The Agreement also contains (...) reduction of duplicative testing and certification procedures, as well as of other non-tariff barriers for (...) renewable energy generation equipment, (...).

2.35. The Singapore-United Kingdom FTA (SUKFTA), signed on 10 December 2020, was provisionally applied on 1 January 2021 and entered into force on 11 February 2021. (...) It also contains flexible rules of origin, reduction of non-tariff barriers in four major sectors ((...) and renewable energy generation), (...).

2.43. The China-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (CSFTA) (2009) was revised during the review period. The CSFTA Upgrade Protocol entered into force in 2019. The Protocol provides (...) commitments in new areas such as (...) environment. (...).