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Agreement Document symbol Notifying Member Year Harmonized types of environment-related objectives Harmonized types of measures Harmonized types of sectors subject to the measure Measure description See more information
Quantitative Restrictions G/MA/QR/N/SGP/5 Singapore 2021
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management
 Export licences, Import licences Chemicals, Manufacturing
25. Non-automatic license for the import and…
25. Non-automatic license for the import and export of Hazardous Substances
Environment related objective
To protect the environmnet by regulating hazardoues substances under Article XX(b) of the GATT.
Measure description Coverage of the measure
25. Non-automatic license for the import and export of Hazardous Substances
"Hazardous substance" does not include any ozone depleting substance specified in Part I of the Second Schedule of the Act other than methyl bromide
Type of measure
NAL: Non-automatic licensing; NAL-X: Non-automatic licensing for exports
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Information for the following biennial period: 2020-2022 and relates to restrictions in force as of 30 September 2020.
Keywords
Environment
Hazardous
Quantitative Restrictions G/MA/QR/N/SGP/5 Singapore 2021
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management, MEAs implementation and compliance
 Export licences Agriculture
26. Non-automatic license on the export of…
26. Non-automatic license on the export of chemicals: Pesticides. The Environmental Protection and Management Act is an act to consolidate the laws relating to environmental pollution control, to provide for the protection and management of the environment and resource conservation, and for purposes connected therewith.
Environment related objective
To protect the environment by regulating hazardous pesticides under Article XX(b) of the GATT; comply with Rotterdam Convention.
Measure description Coverage of the measure
26. Non-automatic license on the export of chemicals: Pesticides. The Environmental Protection and Management Act is an act to consolidate the laws relating to environmental pollution control, to provide for the protection and management of the environment and resource conservation, and for purposes connected therewith.
Pesticides. Detailed product description available in the link provided in the notification in column 3.
Type of measure
NAL-X: Non-automatic licensing for exports
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Information for the following biennial period: 2020-2022 and relates to restrictions in force as of 30 September 2020.
Keywords
Environment
Hazardous
MEAs
Quantitative Restrictions G/MA/QR/N/SGP/5 Singapore 2021
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management, MEAs implementation and compliance, Waste management and recycling
 Export licences, Import licences Other
27. Non-automatic license for the import and…
27. Non-automatic license for the import and export of hazardous waste
Environment related objective
To protect the environment by regulating hazardous waste under Article XX(b) of the GATT; comply with Basel Convention.
Measure description Coverage of the measure
27. Non-automatic license for the import and export of hazardous waste
Hazardous waste means:(i) waste prescribed by any regulations made under this Act, where the waste has any of the characteristics mentioned in Annex III to the Basel Convention; or (ii) waste that belongs to any category contained in Annex I to the Basel Convention, unless it does not possess any of the characteristics in Annex III to that Convention.
Type of measure
NAL: Non-automatic licensing; NAL-X: Non-automatic licensing for exports
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Information for the following biennial period: 2020-2022 and relates to restrictions in force as of 30 September 2020.
Keywords
Hazardous
MEAs
Waste
Quantitative Restrictions G/MA/QR/N/SGP/5 Singapore 2021
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management, MEAs implementation and compliance
 Ban/Prohibition Mining 28. Prohibition on the import of asbestos
Environment related objective
To protect the environment by regulating asbestos under Article XX(b) of the GATT and Annex III of the Rotterdam Convention.
Measure description Coverage of the measure
28. Prohibition on the import of asbestos
Asbestos and goods containing asbestos
Type of measure
P: Prohibition
 ICS - HS Code
681291
25241
25249
681292
681293
681299
68132
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Information for the following biennial period: 2020-2022 and relates to restrictions in force as of 30 September 2020.
Keywords
Environment
Hazardous
MEAs
Quantitative Restrictions G/MA/QR/N/SGP/5 Singapore 2021
Climate change mitigation and adaptation, MEAs…
Climate change mitigation and adaptation, MEAs implementation and compliance, Ozone layer protection
 Ban/Prohibition, Export licences, Import licences Chemicals, Manufacturing
29. Prohibition on the import and export of…
29. Prohibition on the import and export of certain ozone-depleting substances (including chlorofluorocarbons)
Environment related objective
To protect the enviroment by regulating ozone depleting substances under Article XX(b) of the GATT; comply with Montreal Protocol and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
Measure description Coverage of the measure
29. Prohibition on the import and export of certain ozone-depleting substances (including chlorofluorocarbons)
Ozone-depleting substances (including chlorofluorocarbons)
Type of measure
P: Prohibition; P-X: Prohibition for exports; NAL: Non-automatic licensing; NAL-X: Non-automatic licensing for exports
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Information for the following biennial period: 2020-2022 and relates to restrictions in force as of 30 September 2020.
Keywords
Climate
Environment
MEAs
Ozone
Quantitative Restrictions G/MA/QR/N/SGP/5 Singapore 2021
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management
 Export licences, Import licences Energy
30. Non-automatic license for the import and…
30. Non-automatic license for the import and export of Radioactive materials, ionising radiation irradiating apparatus and non-ionising radiation irradiating apparatus
Environment related objective
To protect the environment by regulating radioactive materials under Article XX(b) of the GATT and the International Atomic Energy Agency’s Code of Conduct of the Safety and Security of Radioactive
Sources.
Measure description Coverage of the measure
30. Non-automatic license for the import and export of Radioactive materials, ionising radiation irradiating apparatus and non-ionising radiation irradiating apparatus
“Radioactive material” means any article containing a radioactive substance giving it a specific or total radioactivity exceeding the prescribed level, and includes any article containing any nuclear material
Type of measure
NAL: Non-automatic licensing; NAL-X: Non-automatic licensing for exports
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Information for the following biennial period: 2020-2022 and relates to restrictions in force as of 30 September 2020.
Keywords
Energy
Hazardous
Quantitative Restrictions G/MA/QR/N/SGP/5 Singapore 2021
Climate change mitigation and adaptation, MEAs…
Climate change mitigation and adaptation, MEAs implementation and compliance, Ozone layer protection
 Ban/Prohibition Chemicals, Manufacturing 31. Prohibition on the export of Halons
Environment related objective
To protect the environment from ozone depleting substances under Article XX(b) of the GATT; Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (the Montreal Protocol); the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
Measure description Coverage of the measure
31. Prohibition on the export of Halons
Dibromotetrafluoroethane (halon-2402); bromotrifluoromethane (halon-1301); bromochlorodifluoromethane (halon-1211); Bromochloromethane (halon-1011)
Bromochlorodifluoromethane (HALON-1211) - In mixtures; bromotrifluoromethane (HALON-1301) - In mixtures; Dibromotetrafluoroethane (HALON-2402) - In mixtures; Bromochloromethane (HALON-1011) - In mixtures
Type of measure
CP-X: Prohibition except under defined conditions for exports
 ICS - HS Code
290376
290379
382472
382477
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Information for the following biennial period: 2020-2022 and relates to restrictions in force as of 30 September 2020.
Keywords
Climate
Environment
MEAs
Ozone
Quantitative Restrictions G/MA/QR/N/SGP/5 Singapore 2021
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management, MEAs implementation and compliance
 Ban/Prohibition Chemicals
32. Prohibition on the production, import, export…
32. Prohibition on the production, import, export, use of polychlorinated naphthalenes (PCN) and short-chained chlorinated paraffins (SCCP)
Environment related objective
To protect thee environment by regulating the use of PCN and SCCP under Article XX(b) of the GATT; comply with Rotterdam Convention and Stockholm Convention
Measure description Coverage of the measure
32. Prohibition on the production, import, export, use of polychlorinated naphthalenes (PCN) and short-chained chlorinated paraffins (SCCP)
Polychlorinated naphthalenes (PCN); Short-chained chlorinated paraffins (SCCP)
Type of measure
P: Prohibition; P-X: Prohibition for exports
 ICS - HS Code
27101943
29031990
29039900
32081019
32081090
32082090
34031111
34031912
34031919
34039111
34039119
34039912
34039919
38112110
38112190
38112900
38122000
38220090
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Information for the following biennial period: 2020-2022 and relates to restrictions in force as of 30 September 2020.
Keywords
Environment
Hazardous
MEAs
Quantitative Restrictions G/MA/QR/N/SGP/5 Singapore 2021
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management, MEAs implementation and compliance
 Export licences, Import licences Chemicals
33. Non-automatic license on the import and…
33. Non-automatic license on the import and export of trichlorfon
Environment related objective
To protect the environment by regulating trichloron under Article XX(b) of the GATT; comply with Rotterdam Convention.
Measure description Coverage of the measure
33. Non-automatic license on the import and export of trichlorfon
Trichlorfon
Type of measure
NAL: Non-automatic licensing; NAL-X: Non-automatic licensing for exports
 ICS - HS Code
29319090
38089191
38089193
38089199
38089990
38220090
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Information for the following biennial period: 2020-2022 and relates to restrictions in force as of 30 September 2020.
Keywords
Environment
Hazardous
MEAs
Quantitative Restrictions G/MA/QR/N/SGP/5 Singapore 2021
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management, MEAs implementation and compliance
 Ban/Prohibition, Export licences, Import licences Manufacturing
34. Prohibition on the production, import, export…
34. Prohibition on the production, import, export of certain mercury-added products
Environment related objective
To protect the environment by regualting mercury containing products under Article XX(b) of the GATT and the Minamata Convention.
Measure description Coverage of the measure
34. Prohibition on the production, import, export of certain mercury-added products
Linear fluorescent lamps (LFLs); High pressure mercury vapour (HPMV) lamps; Cold cathode fluorescent lamps (CCFLs) and external electrode fluorescent lamps (EEFLs); Barometers; Hygrometers; Manometers; Thermometers (clinical thermometers currently already controlled); Sphygmomanometers; Switches and relays
Type of measure
P: Prohibition; P-X: Prohibition for exports; NAL: Non-automatic licensing; NAL-X: Non-automatic licensing for exports
 ICS - HS Code
85393200
90189090
85393110
85393190
85393930
85287292
85286110
90251100
90258030
90262040
84769000
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Information for the following biennial period: 2020-2022 and relates to restrictions in force as of 30 September 2020.
Keywords
Environment
Hazardous
MEAs