G/TBT/N/SGP/19  
 
17 September 2013  
(13-4917)  Page: 1/2  
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 
Name and address (including telephon e 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 [   ], other:   
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided  in addition, where applicable):  HS 8451 
10xx, HS 8451 21xx: Single-phase clothes dryer namely an assembly consisting of a rotating drum in which textile material is dried by tumbling; and a heating device which electrically heats the air used for drying the textile material in the rotating drum. 
Single-phase clothes dryer having a rated capacity of up to 10 kilograms. 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   
i. The Energy Conservation Act 2012 (in English); 
ii Energy Conservation (Registrable Goods) Order 2013 (in English); iii Energy Conservation (Energy Labelling and Minimum Performance Standards) 
Regulations  2013 (in English). 
These 3 documents are available online at  http://statutes.agc.gov.sg/  
6. Description of content:  The existing Energy Conservation Act, Energy Conservation 
(Registrable Goods) Order and Energy Conservation (Energy Labelling and Minimum Performance Standards) Regulations will be amended to stipulate minimum energy efficiency standards for registrable clothes dryers supplied in Singapore from 1 April 2014. 
From 1 April 2014 onwards, all registrable clothes dryers supplied in Singapore must 
comply with the minimum energy efficiency standards specified below: 
Rated Capacity x 0.67 Energy Consumption (Energy consumption in relation to clothes 
dryers means the amount of energy consumed per cycle as specified in the test report). 
Registrable clothes dryers must be tested to IEC 61121, which would be used to determine 
its energy efficiency.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  For the purposes of environmental protection & conservation. Rationale: 
Clothes dryers that are not energy-efficient consume more energy to operate and lead to 
higher emissions of greenhouse gases.  G/TBT/N/SGP/19 
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   Notice will be published in the Republic of Singapore's 
Government Gazette when adopted.   
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
 
Proposed date of entry into force:    Notice will be published prior to the date of 
entry into force 
1 April 2014 
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from the date of notification. 
11. Text available from:  National enquiry point [X], or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresse s, if available of the other body:    
Mr Long Lian Ming 
Senior Manager, Energy Efficiency & Conservation Department 
40 Scotts Road, #11-00 Environment Building Singapore 228231 Tel.:  (65) 6731-9386 (DID) 
Fax:  (65) 6734-6951 
Email:  long_lian_ming@nea.gov.sg