G/TBT/N/SGP/68  
8 December 2022  
(22-9137) Page: 1/3 
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:   
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 [  ], 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):   
S/N HS Code  Products  
1 29314990  O-Alkyl (<C10, incl. Cycloalkyl) N, N -dialkyl (Me, Et, n -Pr or i -Pr)-
phosphoramidocyanidates  
E.g. Tabun: O -Ethyl N, N -dimethyl phosphoramidocyanidate  
2 29309090  (a) 2-Chloroethylchloromethylsulfide  
(b) Mustard gas: Bis(2 -chloroethyl)sulfide  
(c) Bis(2 -chloro ethylthio)methane  
(d) Sesquimustard: 1,2 -Bis(2-chloroethylthio)ethane  
(e) 1,3 -Bis(2-chloroethylthio) -n-propane   
(f) 1,4 -Bis(2-chloroethylthio) -n-butane  
(g) 1,5 -Bis(2-chloroethylthio) -n-pentane  
(h) Bis(2 -chloroethylthiomethyl)ether  
(i) O-Mustard: Bis(2 -chloroethylthioethyl)ether  
3 29299090  N, N-Dialkyl (Me, Et, n -Pr or i -Pr)  phosphoramidic dihalides  
4 29221990  
4(a): 
29221800  N,N-Dialkyl (Me, Et, n -Pr or i -Pr) aminoethane -2-ols and corresponding 
protonated salts  
(a) 2-(N,N-Diisopropylamino)ethanol  
Exemptions:  
N,N-Dimethylaminoethanol and corresponding protonated salts  
N,N-Diethylaminoethanol and corresponding protonated salts    G/TBT/N/SGP/68  
 
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  5 29051900  Pinacolyl alcohol : 3,3 -Dimethylbutan -2-ol 
6 29202300  Trimethyl phosphite  
7 29202400  Triethyl phosphite  
8 29202100  Dimethyl phosphite  
9 28121500  Sulfur monochloride  
10 28121600  Sulfur dichloride  
11 29221700  Ethyldiethanolamine  
12 29221700  Methyldiethanolamine  
 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft Fire Safety 
(Petroleum & Flammable Materials) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2022,; (7 page(s), 
in English)  
6. Description of content:  Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) is proposing to regulate 
12 new chemicals and chemical groups (see Section 4 above) as Flammable Materials 
(FMs) under the Fire Safety (Petroleum & Flammable Materials) Regulations (FS (P&FM) 
Regs). 
These 12 chemicals and chemical groups have been identified as chemicals and precursors 
under the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC), and are currently regulated by 
Singapore Customs, as the National Authority for the CWC (NA(CWC)), through the 
Chemical  Weapons (Prohibition) Act (CWPA) and the Chemical Weapons (Prohibition) 
Regulations. Under the CWPA, depending on the CWC Schedule that the chemicals belong 
to, companies are required to apply for a NA(CWC) licence from Singapore Customs if 
they are engag ed in activities including the import, export, production, processing, 
consumption and local sale and distribution of these chemicals.  
From July 2023, SCDF will also be regulating these 12 chemicals and chemical groups 
under the FS (P&FM) Regs. Once the re gulation takes effect, companies will be required 
to apply for a P&FM licence from SCDF for the import, storage, transport or conveyance 
by pipeline of these chemicals. Accordingly, companies engaged in activities involving any 
of these chemicals would hav e to comply with the requirements on the import, storage, 
transport or conveyance by pipeline of these chemicals, that are stipulated in the FS 
(P&FM) Regs. These include, inter alia , labelling and other requirements for the containers 
and vehicles that ar e used to store or transport the chemicals, as well as other specific 
safety and documentational requirements.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  While Singapore Customs is currently regulating these 12 c hemicals and 
chemical groups under the CWPA, the focus of the CWPA is on counter -proliferation 
measures in fulfilment of Singapore's international obligations to the Organisation for the 
Prohibition of Chemical Weapons and is limited in addressing the dome stic security and 
safety risks posed by these chemicals.  
The regulation of these chemicals as FMs under the FS (P&FM) Regs will therefore fill this 
gap, through the stipulation of requirements on the import, storage, transport and 
conveyance by pipeline of  these chemicals. This will minimise the domestic security and 
safety risks posed by these chemicals and serve the objective of safeguarding public 
health and safety. ; Protection of human health or safety  
8. Relevant documents:   
Fire Safety (Petroleum and Flammable Materials) Regulations, 88 pages, in English 
(Available online at https://sso.agc.gov.sg/SL/FSA1993 -RG7) G/TBT/N/SGP/68  
 
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  9. Proposed date of adoption:  January 2023 – Notice will be  published in the Republic of 
Singapore's Government Gazette when adopted.  
Proposed date of entry into force:  31 July 2023  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
Ms Aw Shi Yun  
Staff Officer Regulations & Partnership  
Hazmat Department  
Singapore Civil Defence Force  
91 Ubi Ave 4 Singapore 408827  
Tel: (65) 6848 3323