G/SPS/N/SGP/80  
 
21 December 2022  
(22-9668) 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 (SFA)  
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):  Food 
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:  Draft Food (Amendment No. Y) Regulations 2022 . 
Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  69 
6. Description of content:  SFA proposes the following amendments to the Food 
Regulations:  
a) To specify maximum residue limits (MRLs) for residues of veterinary drugs in food;  
b) To amend the definition of "veterinary drugs" in the Food Regulations to be in line with 
the definition used by the Codex Alimentarius Commission;  
c) To adopt the term "antimicrobial agent" and t he accompanying definition (which is 
consistent with the definition used by the Codex Alimentarius Commission) in place of 
the current term "antibiotic" and its definition in the Food Regulations.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal he alth, [  ] 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, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) : Codex Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs) and 
Risk Management Recommendations (RMRs) for Residues of Veterinary Drugs in 
Foods (CX/MRL 2 -2018); Codex Procedural Manual  (27th Edition, 2019) for 
definition of "veterinary drug"; Codex Code of Practice to Minimize and Contain 
Foodborne Antimicrobial Resistance (CXC 61 -2005 Rev. 2021) for definition of 
"antimicrobial agent"  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Yes   [  ] No G/SPS/N/SGP/80  
 
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  If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:    
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 1st quarter of 2023  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 1st quarter of 2023  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : Same day as the adoption of the measure.  
[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) : 19 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:   
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 public consultation document and proposed regulations will be made available at the 
following website: https://www.sfa.gov.sg/food -information/public -consultation  
(Click on "Dr aft Food (Amendment No. Y) Regulations 2022 (Veterinary drug residues)" 
and "Consultation on Draft Food (Amendment No. Y) Regulations 2022 (Veterinary drug 
residues)") . 
Alternatively, please write in to:  
Regulatory Standards and Veterinary Office  
Singapore  Food Agency  
52 Jurong Gateway Road #14 -01 
Singapore 608550  
Tel: +(65) 6805 2912  
Fax: +(65) 6334 1831  
E-mail: WTO_Contact@sfa.gov.sg  
 mohd_naim_mohd_ayob@sf a.gov.sg