WORLD TRADE G/TBT/2/Add.25
29October 1996
ORGANIZATION(96-4516)
Original: English Committee onTechnical Barriers toTrade
IMPLEMENTATION AND ADMINISTRATION OFTHE AGREEMENT
ONTECHNICAL BARRIERS TOTRADE
Thefollowing statement under Article 15.2oftheAgreement hasbeen received from the
delegation ofSingapore.
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1. Nospecial legislation isrequired inSingapore toimplement theAgreement. Allrelevant
government departments andregulatory authorities responsible fortheimplementation and
administration oftechnical regulations, standards andconformity assessment procedures havebeen
provided withcopies oftheAgreement andhavebeeninformed accordingly oftheirobligations
under it.
2. TheSingapore Trade Development Board serves asthefocal point fordisseminating
information toconcerned departments andauthorities onSingapore 'sobligations under the
Agreement. Itsaddress isasfollows:
Singapore Trade Development Board
Bugis Junction Office Tower
Singapore 188024
Tel: +(65)33766.28
Fax: +(65)3376898
Telex: RS28617 TRADEV
3. Notices oftechnical regulations orrules ofcertification made bytheSingapore
Government arepublished inthesingapore Government Gazette. Thepublic isinformed through
thelocalpress inadvance. Notices onstandards arepublished inthenewsletter oftheSingapore
Productivity andStandards Board, "Standards News".
4. Standardization andcertification areundertaken bytheSingapore Productivity and
Standards Board. Inprinciple, ISO,IECandother international standards areusedasabasis for
thepreparation ofSingapore Standards. Allstandards prepared arenotmandatory except those
which areincorporated intothetechnical regulations oftheregulatory authorities forpublic health
andsafety. TheSingapore Productivity andStandards Board hasaccepted theCode ofGood
Practice forthePreparation, Adoption andApplication ofStandards andwillpublish thestatus of
itsstandardization programme atintervals ofsixmonths asrequired under theCode.
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5. Ingeneral, Singapore provides aperiod of60daysforpresentation ofcomments in
writing before implementation oftechnical regulations, standards orconformity assessment
procedures.
6. Singapore established thefollowing fourenquiry points which arefullyoperational. The
details oftheenquiry points andthescope ofresponsibility ofeachenquiry point areoutlined in
thefollowing paragraphs:
7. Theenquiry point forstandardization andcertification undertaken bytheSingapore
Productivity andStandards Board is:
Singapore Productivity andStandards Board
1Science ParkDrive
PSBBuilding
Singapore 118221
Tel: +(65)77877.77
Fax: +(65)77612.80
8. Theenquiry point fortechnical regulations relating tospecific electrical fittings and
accessories is:
Public Utilities Board
111Somerset Road
PUBBuilding
Singapore 238164
Tel: +(65)23588.88
Fax: +(65)73130.20
Telex: PUBRS34793
9. Theenquiry point fortechnical regulations relating toprocessed foodis:
Food Control Department
Ministry oftheEnvironment
Environment Building
40Scotts Road #19-00
Singapore 228231
Tel: +(65)73290.15
Fax: +(65)73198.44
10. Theenquiry point fortechnical regulations relating tofish,meat, fruits andvegetables is:
Primary Production Department
National Development Building
5Maxwell Road
Singapore 069110
Tel: +(65)22212.11
Fax: +(65)2206068
Telex: RS28851 PPD