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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, MEAs implementation and compliance, Ozone layer protection
 Export licences, Import licences Chemicals, Manufacturing
35. Non-automatic license for the import and…
35. Non-automatic license for the import and export of Hydroflurocarbons (HFCs)
Environment related objective
Article XX(b) of the GATT; the Montreal Protocol
Measure description Coverage of the measure
35. Non-automatic license for the import and export of Hydroflurocarbons (HFCs)
18 types of Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) as listed under the Second Schedule of the Environmental Protection and Management Act (EMPA)
Type of measure
NAL: Non-automatic licensing; NAL-X: Non-automatic licensing for exports
 ICS - HS Code
29033990
38247800
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
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
36. Prohibition on the production, import, export…
36. Prohibition on the production, import, export of Dicofol and PFOA, its salts and PFOA-related compounds, as well as products containing these chemicals
Environment related objective
To protect the environment by regulating Dicofol and PFOA under Article XX(b) of the GATT and Stockholm Convention,
Measure description Coverage of the measure
36. Prohibition on the production, import, export of Dicofol and PFOA, its salts and PFOA-related compounds, as well as products containing these chemicals
Dicofol; PFOA, its salts and PFOA-related compounds, as well as products containing these chemicals
Type of measure
P: Prohibition; P-X: Prohibition for exports
 ICS - HS Code
29159090
29199000
32081019
32081090
32082090
34031111
34031912
34031919
34039111
34039119
34039912
34039919
38089990
38112110
38112190
38112900
38220090
38089130
38089190
29055900
29161900
29037800
38091000
38099190
38099200
38099300
34031119
34031190
34039990
32151110
32151190
32151900
35069100
35069900
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
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 Agriculture, Chemicals
37. Non-automatic license for the import and…
37. Non-automatic license for the import and export of hazardous substances
Environment related objective
To protect the environmnet by regualting hazardous substances under Article XX(b) of the GATT; Rotterdam Convention; Stockholm Convention.
Measure description Coverage of the measure
37. Non-automatic license for the import and export of hazardous substances
Acetochlor; Amitraz; Atrazine; Benzidine and its salt; Bis(chloromethyl)ether; Dinoterb; Hexazinone; Lamba-cyhalothrin; Perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (PFHxS), its salts and PFHxS – related compounds; Paraquat and its salt
Type of measure
NAL: Non-automatic licensing; NAL-X: Non-automatic licensing for exports
 ICS - HS Code
29049900
29089900
29215900
29252900
38089130
38089190
38089311
38089319
38089990
29242990
29336900
29091900
38089139
29269000
38086140
38086150
38086190
38086240
38086250
38086290
38086990
29221990
29359000
29161490
29333930
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
Environmental protection from pests and diseases,…
Environmental protection from pests and diseases, Plant protection
 Export licences, Import licences Other
39. Non-automatic license for the import and…
39. Non-automatic license for the import and export of specific plants, plant products and other materials (insects, micro-organisms and soil)
Environment related objective
To control of the introduction of pests into Singapore and the use of pesticides under Article XX(b) of the GATT.
Measure description Coverage of the measure
39. Non-automatic license for the import and export of specific plants, plant products and other materials (insects, micro-organisms and soil)
Specific plants, plant products and other materials.
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
Soil
Quantitative Restrictions G/MA/QR/N/SGP/5 Singapore 2021
Animal protection, Biodiversity and ecosystem,…
Animal protection, Biodiversity and ecosystem, MEAs implementation and compliance, Plant protection
 Export licences, Import licences Other
40. Non-automatic licence on the import and…
40. Non-automatic licence on the import and export of endangered animal and plant species (CITES specimens and products): The Endangered Species (Import and Export) Act is an Act to give effect to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora by controlling the importation, exportation, re-exportation and introduction from the sea of certain animals and plants, and parts and derivatives of such animals and plants, and for matters connected therewith. Administered by NParks.
Environment related objective
To protect endangered species under Article XX(b) of the GATT and CITES.
Measure description Coverage of the measure
40. Non-automatic licence on the import and export of endangered animal and plant species (CITES specimens and products): The Endangered Species (Import and Export) Act is an Act to give effect to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora by controlling the importation, exportation, re-exportation and introduction from the sea of certain animals and plants, and parts and derivatives of such animals and plants, and for matters connected therewith. Administered by NParks.
“Plant” means any member of the Plant Kingdom, whether live or dead, and any readily recognisable part or derivative of a plant, “animal” means any member of the Animal Kingdom, and includes any readily recognisable part or derivative of an animal.
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
Endangered
MEAs
Wildlife
Quantitative Restrictions G/MA/QR/N/SGP/5 Singapore 2021
Animal protection, Environmental protection from…
Animal protection, Environmental protection from pests and diseases
 Export licences, Import licences Fisheries, Other
41. Non-automatic license for the import and…
41. Non-automatic license for the import and export of animals and animal products (including ornamental fish and livestock), animal products, eggs, veterinary biologics and vaccines, animal feed. The Animals and Birds Act is an Act for preventing the introduction into, and the spreading within, Singapore of diseases of animals, birds or fish; for the control of the movement of animals, birds or fish into, within and from Singapore; for the prevention of cruelty to animals, birds or fish; for measures pertaining to the general welfare and improvement of animals, birds or fish in Singapore and for purposes incidental thereto.
Environment related objective
To protect animals ad fish and control the spread of diseases into Singapore under Article XX(b) of the GATT
Measure description Coverage of the measure
41. Non-automatic license for the import and export of animals and animal products (including ornamental fish and livestock), animal products, eggs, veterinary biologics and vaccines, animal feed. The Animals and Birds Act is an Act for preventing the introduction into, and the spreading within, Singapore of diseases of animals, birds or fish; for the control of the movement of animals, birds or fish into, within and from Singapore; for the prevention of cruelty to animals, birds or fish; for measures pertaining to the general welfare and improvement of animals, birds or fish in Singapore and for purposes incidental thereto.
“Animal” means any mammal (other than man) or fish and includes any other living creature that is prescribed as an animal for the purposes of this Act or that falls within a class of animals that is prescribed for those purposes
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
Bio
Fish
Quantitative Restrictions G/MA/QR/N/SYC/2 Seychelles 2021 Sustainable forestry management Import licences Forestry
3. Non-automatic certificate, for the import of…
3. Non-automatic certificate, for the import of wood treated and untreated. The restriction is administered through an import certificate on an MFN basis to protect plant life and the Protection of the Environment.
Environment related objective
Protection of the Environment by establishing non-automatic certificates, for the import of wood treated and untreated under GATT Article XX(b).
Measure description Coverage of the measure
3. Non-automatic certificate, for the import of wood treated and untreated. The restriction is administered through an import certificate on an MFN basis to protect plant life and the Protection of the Environment.
Fuel wood, wood chips or particles; Wood in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared; Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed , sanded or end–jointed, of thickness exceeding 6mm.
Type of measure
NAL: Non-automatic licensing
ICS - HS Code
440122
4403
4407
44011
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Information for the following biennial period 2018-2020 and 2020-2022 and relates to restrictions in force as of 8 February 2021
Keywords
Environment
Forest
Quantitative Restrictions G/MA/QR/N/SYC/2 Seychelles 2021
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management
 Import licences Agriculture, Chemicals
9. Non-automatic certificate, for the import of…
9. Non-automatic certificate, for the import of Fertilizers. The restriction is administered through an import certificate on an MFN basis for the protection of human, animal and plant life or health and for Environmental protection.
Environment related objective
Protection of the Environment and human health and safety by establishing non-automatic certificates, for the import of Fertilizers under GATT Article XX(b)
Measure description Coverage of the measure
9. Non-automatic certificate, for the import of Fertilizers. The restriction is administered through an import certificate on an MFN basis for the protection of human, animal and plant life or health and for Environmental protection.
Animal or vegetable fertilizers, whether or not mixed together or chemically treated; fertilizers produced by the mixing or chemical treatment of chemical or vegetable products; Mineral or chemical fertilizers, nitrogenous; Mineral or chemical fertilizers, phosphatic; Mineral or chemical fertilizers, potassic; Mineral or chemical fertilizers containing two or three of the fertilizing elements nitrogen, phosphorous and potassium; other fertilizers; goods of this chapter in tablets or similar forms or in packages of a gross weight not exceeding 10 kg. HS Code 2017 Chapter 31
Type of measure
NAL: Non-automatic licensing
 ICS - HS Code
31
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Information for the following biennial period 2018-2020 and 2020-2022 and relates to restrictions in force as of 8 February 2021
Keywords
Environment
Hazardous
Quantitative Restrictions G/MA/QR/N/SYC/2 Seychelles 2021
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management, Environmentally friendly consumption, Sustainable agriculture management
 Import licences Agriculture, Chemicals
11. Non-automatic certificate, for the import of…
11. Non-automatic certificate, for the import of Organic Fertilizers (growing media and compost). The restriction is administered through an import certificate on an MFN basis for the protection of human, animal and plant life or health and for Environmental protection.
Environment related objective
To protect the environmnet by regulating the import of organic fertilizers under Article XX (b) of the GATT.
Measure description Coverage of the measure
11. Non-automatic certificate, for the import of Organic Fertilizers (growing media and compost). The restriction is administered through an import certificate on an MFN basis for the protection of human, animal and plant life or health and for Environmental protection.
Organic animal or vegetable fertilizers or mineral fertilizers. HS Code Chapter 31
Type of measure
NAL: Non-automatic licensing
 ICS - HS Code
31
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Information for the following biennial period 2018-2020 and 2020-2022 and relates to restrictions in force as of 8 February 2021
Keywords
Environment
Organic
Quantitative Restrictions G/MA/QR/N/SYC/2 Seychelles 2021
Animal protection, Biodiversity and ecosystem,…
Animal protection, Biodiversity and ecosystem, MEAs implementation and compliance, Plant protection
 Import licences Other
14. Non-automatic certificate, for the import of…
14. Non-automatic certificate, for the import of endangered Species. The restriction is administered through an import certificate on an MFN basis to protect animal and plant life or health.
Environment related objective
To protect endangered species under Article XX (b) of the GATT and CITES.
Measure description Coverage of the measure
14. Non-automatic certificate, for the import of endangered Species. The restriction is administered through an import certificate on an MFN basis to protect animal and plant life or health.
Ivory, tortoise-shell, whalebone and whalebone hair, horns, antlers, hoovers, nails, claws and beaks, unworked or simply prepared but not cut to shape; powder and
waste of these products; Worked ivory, bone, tortoise-shell, horn, antlers, coral, mother-of-earl and other animal carving material and articles of these materials (including articles obtained by moulding); Any Species listed under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES)
Type of measure
NAL: Non-automatic licensing
 ICS - HS Code
96011000
5071000
5079000
96019000
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Information for the following biennial period 2018-2020 and 2020-2022 and relates to restrictions in force as of 8 February 2021
Keywords
Endangered
MEAs
Wildlife