G/SPS/N/SGP/81  
 
22 December 2022  
(22-9712) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  SINGAPORE  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  Singapore Food Agency  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable):  Infant cereal products (HS code: 190110)  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document:  Pre-Import Requirements for Infant Cereal Products . 
Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  1 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/SGP/22_8896_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  A new set of pre -import control measures will be introduced as  a 
voluntary scheme for infant cereal products. Importers who are able to meet the imports 
conditions under the voluntary scheme can register their suppliers with the Singapore Food 
Agency (SFA), and will be exempted from the current requirement for Aflato xin B1 testing 
for every consignment. For importers who do not wish to join the voluntary scheme, the 
current pre -import control measures remain applicable and unchanged.  
A summary of the pre -import control measures can be found through the link in Item 5.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   
8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identi fy the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international stand ard:  G/SPS/N/SGP/81  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:    
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 60 days from the date of circulation of the 
notification.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 60 days from  the date of circulation of the 
notification.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : 60 days from the date of circulation.  
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [ X] Sixty days  from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 20 February 2023  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
Singapore Food Agency  
Attn: Joint Operations Division/Risk Management and Surveillance Department  
52 Jurong Gateway Road, #14 -01 
Singapore 608550  
Republic of Singapore  
E-mail: WTO_CONTACT@sfa.gov.sg  
13. Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
The current pre -import requirements for infant cereal products can be found on SFA's 
website at: https://www.sfa.gov.sg/food -import -export/conditions -for-specific -types -of-
food-for-import . This will be updated when the new set of requirements enter into force 
after the 60 -day comment period.  
Singapore Food Agency  
Attn: Joint Operations Division/Risk Management and Surveillance Department  
52 Jurong Gate way Road, #14 -01 
Singapore 608550  
Republic of Singapore  
E-mail: WTO_CONTACT@sfa.gov.sg