G/TBT/N/SGP/63  
 
7 February 2022  
(22-0921) 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:   
Mr Wong Jian Zhi  
Engineer, Chemical Control and Management Department, Pollution Control 1 Division  
40 Scotts Road, Environment Building, #17 -00 
Singapore 228231  
Email: wong_jian_zhi@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 provided in addition, where applicable):   
S/N Chemical Name & Identity  HS Code  HS Description  
1  Amitrole (CAS No. 61 -82-5) 2933.99.90  OTHER 
HETEROCYCLIC 
COMPOUNDS 
WITH ONLY 
NITROGEN 
HETERO ATOM(S) 
(KGM)  
2  Nonylphenol (NP) and Nonylphenol Ethoxylates (NPE) 
(CAS No. 25154 -52-3; 84852 -15-3; 11066 -49-2; 
90481 -04-2; 9016 - 45-9; 26027 -38-3; 37205 -87-1; 
68412 -54-4; 127087 -87-0; 104 -40-5) 2907.13.00  OCTYLPHENOL 
NONYLPHENOL & 
THEIR ISOMERS & 
SALTS THEREOF 
(KGM)  
3  Iprodione ( CAS No. 36734 -19-7) 2933.21.00  HYDANTOIN & ITS 
DERIVATIVES 
(KGM)  
4  Dechlorane P lus (DP) ( CAS No. 13560 -89-9) 2903.89.00  OTHER 
HALOGENATED 
DERIVATIVES OF 
CYCLANIC 
CYCLENIC OR 
CYCLOTERPENIC 
HYDROCARBONS 
(KGM)  G/TBT/N /SGP/63  
 
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  5  UV-328 ( CAS No. 25973 -55-1) 2933.99.90  OTHER 
HETEROCYCLIC 
COMPOUNDS 
WITH ONLY 
NITROGEN 
HETERO ATOM(S) 
(KGM)  
As related salt and compound are too broad to give an exhaustive list, only sub -headings are 
included. ; (HS: 2903, 2907, 2933)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Proposed 
Control of Chemicals Under Review by Multilateral Environmental Agreements, (See 
Attachment) (5 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  NEA is proposing to control 5 new chemicals as Hazardous 
Substance (HS) under the E nvironmental Protection and Management Act (EPMA) and 
EPM (Hazardous Substances) Regulations. These 5 new chemicals are identified by the 
Stockholm Convention and Rotterdam Convention for review. The proposed control of the 
5 chemicals under the EPMA and E PM (HS) Regulations is planned to be gazetted by Apr 
2022. The licensing of the chemicals will take effect in 2023. Importers, manufacturers 
and distributors of these chemicals and products containing these chemicals will then be 
required to apply for a HS  licence/permit for the import, export, sale, store and use of the 
chemicals. The 5 chemicals identified for control are as follows:  
Conventions  Stockholm 
Convention (SC)  Rotterdam Convention (RC)  
Proposed Chemicals 
for Control  Industrial Chemicals  
(i) Dechlorane Plus 
(DP) 
(ii) UV -328 Industrial Chemicals / Pesticide/ 
Insecticides / Herbicides  
(i) Amitrole  
(ii) Nonylphenol (NP) and Nonylphenol 
Ethoxylates (NPE)  
(iii) Iprodione  
 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:   
Objective: The licensing of the 5 new chemicals is put in place in preparation for 
Singapore's obligation to the SC and RC when these 5 new chemicals are included in the 
Annexes of the Conventions.  
Rationale: In view of the potential environmental and health impacts of these chemicals, 
the licensing control will enable Singapore's eventual fulfilment of its obligations to the 
Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs) when the chemicals are listed for control 
under the Conventions as it allows NEA to a) monitor the import/export, purchase/sale, 
use, transportation and storage of the chemicals and the extent of use in Singapore; and 
b) timely eliminate/restrict usage of the chemicals locally or impose Prior Informed 
Conse nt (PIC) requirements when the chemicals are formally listed for control under SC 
or RC respectively.  
8. Relevant documents:   
• Environmental Protection and Management Act (EPMA), 112 pages, in English 
(Available online at http://statutes.agc.gov.sg/ )  
• EPM (Hazardous Substances) Regulations, 22 pages, in English (available online 
at http://statutes.agc.gov.sg/ ) G/TBT/N/SGP/63  
 
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  9. Proposed date of  adoption:  Notice will be published in the Republic of Singapore's 
Government Gazette in April 2022 (planned) when adopted.  
Proposed date of entry into force:  Planned for Mar 2023. Notice will be published prior 
to the date of entry into force.  
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:   
Mr Wong Jian Zhi  
Engineer, Chemical Control and Management Department, Pollution Control 1 Division  
40 Scotts Road, Environment Building, #17 -00 
Singapore 228231  
Email: wong_jian_zhi@nea.gov.sg  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/TBT/SGP/22_1412_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/TBT/SGP/22_1412_01_e.pdf