G/TBT/N/SGP/70  
26 June 2023  
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  SINGAPORE  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
National Environment Agency (NEA)  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  
  
Single -phase portable unitary single duct air -
conditioner with cooling capacity of 12 kW or lower  HS 8415.82  
Single -phase lamp that is designed to be connected 
to 230V mains voltage  HS 8539.21.90, HS 
8539.22, HS 8539.31, 
HS 8539.52  
Single -phase television (with in -built tv tuner)  HS 8528.72  
Single -phase non -ducted room air -conditioners  HS 8415.10.20  
Single -phase refrigerators with an adjusted volume 
of up to 900 litres.  HS 8418.10, HS 8418.21  
 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Amendments to 
the Energy Conservation (Regulated Goods and Registered Suppliers) Regulations and 
Energy Conservation (Prescribed Regulated Goods) Order under the Energy Conservation 
Act (ECA) ; (5 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  Singapore's Mandatory Energy Labelling Scheme (MELS) and 
Minimum Energy Performance Standards (MEPS), implemented in 2008 and 2011 
respectively, are policy measures to raise the average energy efficienc y of regulated 
goods used by Singapore households. In line with this objective, the following measures 
will be introduced:  
A. Extend MEPS and MELS to portable air -conditioners from 1 April 2024;  G/TBT/N/SGP/70  
 
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  B. Revise MEPS and MELS for regulated lamps and extend these requirements to more 
lamp types from 1 April 2024;  
C. Extend MEPS and standby power requirements to televisions from 1 April 2025;  
D. Revise MEPS for split -type air -conditioners from 1 April 2025;  
E. Revise MEPS for refrigerators from 1 April 2025; and  
F. Revise test standards applicable for new and renewal registrations in line with latest 
editions of international standards from 1 January 2024.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Improving energy efficien cy of products to reduce household energy 
consumption and contribute to Singapore's efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 
arising from the use of such products.; Consumer information, labelling; Protection of the 
environment  
8. Relevant documents:   
i. Draft Energy Conservation (Prescribed Regulated Goods) (Amendment) Order 
2023 
ii. Draft Energy Conservation (Regulated Goods and Registered Suppliers) 
(Amendment) Regulations 2023  
iii. Draft Energy Conservation (Regulated Goods and Registered Suppliers)  
(Amendment) Regulations 2024  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  Notice will be published in Singapore's Gazette prior to the 
date of entry into force.  
Proposed date of entry into force:  1 January 2024 for revised test standards applicable 
to new and renewal registrations of regulated goods.  
1 April 2024 for measures covering portable air -conditioners, lamps and televisions.  
1 April 2025 for measures covering split -type air -conditioners, r efrigerators and 
televisions.  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
Mr Ng Pei Chen 
Principal Engineer, Carbon Mitigation Division  
40 Scotts Road, #19 -00 Environment Building  
Singapore 228231  
Tel.: (65) 6731 -9113 (DID)  
Email: ng_pei_chen@nea.gov.sg  
Mr Frankie Foo  
Deputy Principal Engineer , Carbon Mitigation Division  
40 Scotts Road, #19 -00 Environment Building  
Singapore 228231  
Tel.: (65) 6731 -9421 (DID)  
Email: Frankie_Foo@nea.gov.sg  
https://www.nea.gov.sg/docs/default -source/resource/circulars/circular -amendments -
to-the-energy -conservation -(regulated -goods -and-registered -suppliers) -regulations -
and-energy -conservation -(prescribed -regulated -goods) -order -under -the-eca.pdf