G/TBT/N/SGP/42  
 
24 January 2018  
(18-0591) 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: 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:   
Ms Lim Kai Yun  
Scientific Officer, Pollution Control Department  
40 Scotts Road, Environment Building, #12 -00 
Singapore 228231  
Tel.: (65) 6708 -6132 (DID)  
Fax: (65) 6836 -2294 
Email: lim_kai_yun@nea.gov.sg  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [ X], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other:  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be pr ovided in addition, where applicable):  
 HS 29033990 – Other fluorinated, brominated or iodinated derivatives of acyclic 
hydrocarbons  
 HS 38247800 – Mixtures containing perfluorocarbons (PFCs) or hydrofluorocarbons 
(HFCs), but not containing chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) or hydrochlorofluorocarbons 
(HCFCs)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  
Environmental Protection and Management Act (EPMA), 109 pages, in English  
The above document is available online at http://statutes.agc.gov.sg/  
Proposed Control of Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) in Singapore (See Attachment) (4 page(s), 
in English)    G/TBT/N/SGP/42  
 
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  6. Description of content: NEA is proposing to control 18 types of Hydrofluorocarbons 
(HFCs) under the Second Schedule of the  Environmental Protection and Management Act 
(EPMA). Under the proposed control, companies importing or exporting the listed HFCs, 
whether in pure or mixture forms, are required to obtain a Hazardous Substances (HS) 
licence from NEA (Pollution Control Depa rtment). Licence holders are required to comply 
with the stipulated licensing conditions.  
The 18 types of HFCs that will be listed in Second Schedule of EPMA are as follows:  
Trade Name  Chemical Name  Chemical Formula  CAS No.  
HFC-134 1,1,2,2 -Tetrafluoroetha ne CHF 2CHF 2 359-35-3 
HFC-134a  1,1,1,2 -Tetrafluoroethane  CH2FCF 3 811-97-2 
HFC-143 1,1,2-Trifluoroethane  CH­ 2FCHF 2 430-66-0 
HFC-245fa  1,1,1,3,3 -Pentafluoropropane  CHF 2CH2CF3 460-73-1 
HFC-365mfc  1,1,1,3,3 -Pentafluorobutane  CF3CH2CF2CH3 406-58-6 
HFC-227ea  1,1,1,2,3,3,3 -Heptafluoropropane  CF3CHFCF 3 431-89-0 
HFC-236cb  1,1,1,2,2,3 -Hexafluoropropane  CH2FCF 2CF3 667-56-5 
HFC-236ea  1,1,1,2,3,3 -Hexafluoropropane  CHF 2CHFCF 3 431-63-0 
HFC-236fa  1,1,1,3,3,3 -Hexafluoropropane  CF3CH2CF3 690-39-1 
HFC-245ca  1,1,2,2,3 -pentafluoropropane  CH2FCF 2CHF 2 679-86-7 
HFC-43-10mee  1,1,1,2,2,3,4,5,5,5 -decafluoropentane  CF3CHFCHFCF 2CF3 138495 -42-8 
HFC-32 Difluoromethane  CH2F2 75-10-5 
HFC-125 Pentafluoroethane  CHF 2CF3 354-33-6 
HFC-143a  1,1,1-Trifluoroethane  CH3CF3 420-46-2 
HFC-41 Fluoromethane (Methyl Fluoride)  CH3F 593-53-3 
HFC-152 1,2-Difluoroethane  CH2FCH 2F 624-72-6 
HFC-152a  1,1-Difluoroethane  CH3CHF 2 75-37-6 
HFC-23 Trifluoromethane  CHF 3 75-46-7 
 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of ur gent problems where 
applicable:  
Objective: The licensing of HFCs is put in place in preparation for Singapore’s ratification of 
the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol.  
Rationale: At the 28th Meeting of Parties to the Montreal Protocol in Oct 2016, the Ki gali 
Amendment was adopted by Parties to phase down the production and consumption of 
HFCs, which contribute towards climate change. A total of 18 HFCs are listed as controlled 
substances in Annex F of the Protocol. Upon entry into force of the Kigali Amen dment, 
Parties to the Kigali Amendment will be required to phase down the production and 
consumption of the listed HFCs progressively in accordance with the stipulated phase down 
schedule. Parties to the Kigali Amendment are also obliged to establish and i mplement a 
licensing system to track the import and export of controlled HFCs.  
The licensing control to be implemented for the 18 HFCs will enable Singapore to gather 
necessary data on the import and export of HFCs and carry out more comprehensive 
rounds o f stakeholder consultations ahead of our ratification of the Kigali Amendment.  
8. Relevant documents:  Notice will be published in the Republic of Singapore’s Government 
Gazette when adopted. The Second Schedule of the Environmental Protection and 
Management Act will be amended.   G/TBT/N/SGP/42  
 
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  9. Proposed date of adoption: Notice will be published in the Republic of Singapore’s 
Government Gazette in June 2018 when adopted  
Proposed date of entry into force: 1 January 2019  
10. Final date for comments: 60 days fro m notification  
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [  ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:   
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/TBT/SGP/18_0494_00_e.pdf