G/TBT/N/SGP/24  
 
9 July 2015  
(15-3536)  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 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 [X], 5.7.1 [ ], other: 
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applic able, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): 
1) Mobile phones: HS:85171200: Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless 
network 
2) Portable computers: 
 HS: 84713010: Portable handheld computers not more than 10kg with at least 
CPU, keyboard & a display 
 HS: 84713020: Laptops not more than 10kg with at least CPU, keyboard & a 
display 
 HS: 84713090: Other portable automatic data processing machines not more 
than 10kg with at least CPU, keyboard & display 
3) Refrigerators: 
 HS: 84181010: Combined refrigerator freezers with separate external doors 
household type  
 HS: 84181090: Other combined refrigerator freezers with separate external 
doors 
 HS: 84182100: Refrigerators compression household type 
 HS: 84182900: Other household types of refrigerators 
4) Air Conditioners: 
 HS: 84151010: Window or Wall air conditioners self-contained or split system of 
output not over 26.38KW 
 HS: 84151090: Window or Wall air conditioners self-contained or split system of 
output over 26.38KW 
5) Panel televisions: 
 HS: 85287292: Colour television receivers LCD LED or flat panel display type not 
battery operated 
6) Washing machines: 
 HS: 845011XX: Fully automatic washing machines each of dry linen capacity not 
over 6kg, fully automatic washing machines  each of dry linen capacity over 6kg 
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   HS: 84501200: Other fully automatic washing machines each of dry linen 
capacity not over 10kg with built in centrifugal drier 
 HS: 845019XX: Other washing machines not fully automatic each of dry linen 
capacity not over 10kg electrically operated 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Environmental 
Protection and Management Act (EPMA). The above document is available online at 
http://statutes.agc.gov.sg/  
6. Description of content: NEA is proposing for an inclusion of the Restriction of Hazardous 
Substances (RoHS) in six Electrical and El ectronic Equipment (EEE) under the Second 
Schedule of the existing Environmental Protection and Management Act (EPMA). Singapore RoHS (SG RoHS) is adapted from the EU RoHS Directive, Directive 2011/65/EU.  
All EEE as listed in Section 4 above, to be supp lied or for sale in Singapore, must meet the 
prescribed restrictions (as shown below) if they are manufactured or imported for sale in Singapore. The restrictions would be effected 1 year from the date of gazette of SG RoHS, 
and NEA would be gazetting SG RoHS in 4Q 2015. 
Details of SG-RoHS is summarised below: 
 6 Restricted Hazardous Substances: 
 Lead (Pb); Mercury (Hg); Hexavalent Chromium (Cr VI); Polybrominated 
Biphenyls (PBBs); Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (PBDEs) – Allowable Concentration Limits: Maximum 1,000ppm (0.1% by weight) 
 Cadmium (Cd) – Allowable Concentration Limits: Maximum 100ppm (0.01% by 
weight) 
 Controlled EEE: 6 identified EEE: mobile ph ones, mobile computers, refrigerators, 
air conditioners, panel TVs and washing machines (excluding spare parts and 
components which are sold separately) [Note: EU-RoHS control includes all EEE 
and their spare parts, with certain exemptions.] 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:  
Objective: To protect and enhance the en vironment by minimising the end-of-life 
environmental impact of waste Electrical an d Electronic Equipment (EEE) at the end of 
their useful life. 
Rationale: Hazardous substances, including heavy metals, are present in many EEE. Due 
to its high replacement rate and short life cy cle, EEE also contributes to a fast growing 
waste stream. Considering that much of the waste EEE generated from households are 
incinerated at the waste-to-energy incineration facilities in Singapore, the NEA is looking at ways to reduce the amount of heavy me tals present in EEE which would otherwise 
accumulate in the incineration ash, enter the landfill, and affect amount of heavy metals in 
the landfill as well as the recyclability of incineration ash. 
8. Relevant documents: Notice will be published in the Republic of Singapore's Government 
Gazette when adopted 
9. Proposed date of adoption: Notice will be published in the Republic of Singapore's 
Government Gazette when adopted 
Proposed date of entry into force: Notice will be published prior to the date of entry into 
force 
10. Final date for comments: 60 days from the date of notification G/TBT/N/SGP/24 
 
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  11. Texts available from: Nati onal enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:  
Ms Joanna Hy Lim 
Senior Engineer, Pollution Control Department 
40 Scotts Road, #12-00 Environment Building Singapore 228231 
Tel.: (65) 6708-6139 (DID) 
Fax: (65) 6235-6743 Email: joanna_hy_lim@nea.gov.sg