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Draft Environmental Protection and Management (Vehicular Emissions ) (Amendment) Regulations 2021.

Singapore plans to tighten the particle number (PN) limit for gasoline direct injection (GDI) vehicles from 6x1012 to 6x1011 from 1 September 2021.

Regulation 4(1) of the Environmental Protection and Management (Vehicular Emissions ) Regulations state that every petrol driven motor vehicle (other than a motor cycle or scooter) to be registered in Singapore on or after 1 September 2017 shall conform to any of the standards for exhaust emission specified in the First Schedule for the class of motor vehicle to which that motor vehicle belongs.

Salvadorian Technical Regulation (RTS) No. 65.05.02:19: Registration and identification system for livestock and aquaculture traceability.

The notified Regulation establishes the provisions governing the registration and identification system for livestock and aquaculture traceability in El Salvador.

Electrical products. Split-type, free-flow, ductless inverter air conditioners with variable refrigerant flow. Energy efficiency specifications.

The notified Regulation establishes the minimum seasonal energy efficiency ratio (SEER), test methods, conformity assessment procedure and labelling requirements for split-type, free-flow, ductless inverter air conditioners with variable refrigerant flow, which are manufactured, imported or marketed in the States Parties.

Ordinance amending the Fuel Ordinance.

The relevant provisions are Sections 11 a–11 c in Annex 2. Those engaged in the commercial activity of providing a liquid or gaseous fuel, or who in that commercial activity also provide electricity as a fuel, shall provide the consumer with environmental information about the fuel that is being provided. For the purposes of this ordinance environmental information about the fuel means information about a fuel's emission of greenhouse gases over its life cycle, which fossil raw materials or renewable raw materials are contained in the fuel, and the country of origin of these raw materials. The information is based on data that is mandatory for the fuel supplier to report to the competent authority every calendar year. The yearly reporting requirements are laid down in national legislation as well as EU legislation. The relevant information is to be made available in its entirety on the fuel supplier's website. Certain information shall be made available to the consumers on a declaration which is affixed to the devices that are used by the companies to enable consumers to refill such fuels. The information on the declaration shall be given in abbreviated form – the fuel's emissions of greenhouse gases over its life cycle and which fossil raw materials or renewable raw materials are contained in the fuel – or through a reference to the fuel supplier's website – the country of origin of the raw materials. The origin shall only be made available to the consumers on the fuel supplier's website. It shall be stated at the point of sale that the information concerns historical data about the fuel that is being sold and is not specific data about the fuel that is being provided at time of purchase.

The Swedish Energy Agency's regulations on the obligation to provide consumers with environmental information on fuel.

Suppliers of liquid and gaseous fuels must inform consumers regarding the fuels greehouse gas emissions , feedstock of bio content and origin of bio feedstock. This will be presented at fuel station and on suppliers website.

Notification of Ministry of Commerce regarding the Import Prohibition of E- waste into the Kingdom of Thailand.

The Ministry of Commerce has announced the notification Ministry of Commerce which the import of E- waste into Thailand is prohibited. This notification covers electronic and electrical equipment assemblies including a scarp containing accumulators and other batteries mercury-switches, glass from cathode-ray tubes and other activated glasses and, PCB-capacitors, not contaminated with Cadmium, Mercury, Lead Polychlorinated Biphenylas listed in the notification of Ministry of Industry on list of hazardous substances B.E. 2556 (2014): List 5.2 Chemical waste .

Notification of the Food and Drug Administration RE: criteria, procedures and conditions for the notification, requesting permission, and issuance of the transit license relating to hazardous substances under the responsibility of the Food and Drug Administration.

(1) Chapter 1 General Provisions:
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- Setting the qualifications of hazardous substances' transporter
- Setting the criteria, procedures and conditions of the transit guarantee

(2) Chapter 2: Setting the criteria, procedures and conditions for approval for transit license

(3) Chapter 3: Setting the criteria, procedures and conditions for changing context and detail on the transit license

Draft Thai Agricultural Standard entitled "Good Animal Practices for Elephant Facility.

This standard provides requirements of good animal practices for elephant facilities/camps where a place used for raising or gathering elephants for business purposes. It covers components of elephant camps and management of the facilities/camps, personnel, elephant health and welfare, environment , safety and record keeping. The aims are to promote elephants' good health taking into consideration animal welfare and environment while maintaining personnel's health, safety and welfare, and ensuring visitors' safety.

Proposal for amendment to legal inspection requirements for hot cathode fluorescent lamps.

The Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection is proposing to adopt the most recent version of standard, CNS 691 "Fluorescent lamps (for general lighting service)," published on 15 August 2019, as the inspection standard for hot cathode fluorescent lamps. To phase out mercury-added products in line with the goal of Minamata Convention on Mercury, this revised version requires the content of mercury at not more than 4mg. The requirements for restriction of hazardous substances and the applicable conformity assessment procedures remain unchanged.

Proposal for Legal Inspection Requirements for Electric Motorcycle Charging System Equipment and Battery Swap System Equipment.

In view of the incidents of explosion or fire caused by malfunction in the battery swap station, the Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection (BSMI) proposes to regulate the safety of electric motorcycle charging system equipment and electric motorcycle battery swap system equipment.

In addition, in line with the policy of restriction in the use of hazardous substances to protect the environment , the products are also required to comply with Section 5 of CNS 15663 for marking of presence of 6 hazardous substances. The conformity assessment procedure will be Registration of Product Certification (Module II Type Test + Module VII factory inspection) .