G/TBT/N/SGP/33  
 
9 February 2017  
(17-0788) 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 (NEA)  
40 Scotts Road, #13 -00 
Environment Building  
Singapore 228231  
Mr Nick Tan  
Senior Assistant Director, Environment al Protection Policy Department  
Tel.: (65) 6731 9011 (DID)  
Fax: (65) 6731 -9866 
Email : Nick_Tan@nea.gov.sg  
Ms Fareena Abdul Rahim  
Assistant Director, Environmental Protection Policy Department  
Tel.: (65) 67086207  
Email : Fareena_Abdul_Rahim@nea.gov.sg   
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 : 
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [ X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], other : 
4. Produc ts covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  
 HS: 87.01 Tractors (other than tractors of heading 87.09)  
 HS: 87.02 Motor vehicles for the transport of ten or mor e pers ons, including the 
driver  
 HS: 87.03 Motor cars and other motor vehicles principally designed for the transport 
of persons (other than those of heading 87.02), including station wagons and racing 
cars  
 HS: 87.04 Motor vehicles for the transport of goods  
 HS: 87.05 Special purpose motor vehicles, other than those principally designed for 
the transport of persons or goods (for example, breakdown lorries, crane lorries, fire 
fighting vehicles, concrete -mixer lorries, road sweeper lorries, spraying lorries, 
mobil e worksh ops, mobile radiological units)  
 HS: 87.09 Works trucks, self -propelled, not fitted with lifting or handling equipment, 
of the type used in factories, warehouses, dock areas or airports for short distance 
transport of goods; tractors of the type use d on railway station platforms; parts of 
the foregoing vehicles  
 HS: 87.16 Trailers and semi -trailers; other vehicles, not mechanically propelled; 
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  5. Title, number of pages  and language(s)  of the notified document : The current 
Environmental P rotection and Management (Vehicular Emissions) Regulations shall be 
amended and gazetted in accordance with details of the notification. Amendments are likely 
to be made to the first and second schedule of the Environmental Protection and 
Management (Vehic ular Emissions) regulations.  
 Environmental Protection and Management (Vehic ular Emissions) Regulations 
(29 pages, in English). The document is available online at 
http://statutes.agc.gov.sg/  
 Summary of proposed a mendments, 2 pages, in English (See Item 11, link ii ) 
6. Description of content : 
 NEA is proposing for the implementation of Euro VI emission standards for new 
petrol and diesel vehicles, to be legislated through their inclusion in the 
Environmental Protec tion and Management (Vehicular Emissions) Regulations. The 
relevant EU Directives are as follows:  
 Light duty : EU Directives 715/2007/ EC, 692/2008/EC and 459/2012/EC  
 Heavy duty : EU Directives 595/2009 /EC, 582/2011/EC and 64/2012/EC  
 NEA will accept new petro l vehicles using Port Fuel Injection (PFI) technology that 
have achieved Japanese emission standards (JPN 2009) as being equivalent to 
meeting the Euro VI emission standards. For new petrol vehicles using Gasoline 
Direct Injection (GDI) technology that hav e achieved Japanese emission standards 
(JPN 2009) and to be recognized as being equivalent to meeting the Euro VI 
emission standards, the corresponding Euro VI Particulate Number (PN) limit will 
have to be met as well. A similar treatment shall be applied  for heavy duty petrol 
vehicles.  
 NEA will accept new diesel vehicles that have achieved Japanese emission standards 
(JPN 2009 and Post -Post New Long Term (PPNLT) emission regulations for light and 
heavy duty diesel vehicles respectively) as meeting the Euro  VI emission standards, 
provided their PN emissions can meet the corresponding Euro VI limits as well.  
7. Objective and rationale , including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : The new regulation will further reduce NO X and fine particulate em issions, in 
particular the PM2.5 from vehicular emissions. This move is in line with the National 
Environment Agency's efforts to further improve our ambient air quality by r egulating 
vehicular emissions.  
8. Relevant documents : 
i. Environmental Protection an d Management (Vehic ular Emissions) Regulations 
(29 pages, in English). The document is available online at 
http://statutes.agc.gov.sg/ . 
ii. Summary of proposed amendments (2 pages, in English) (See See Item 11, link ii). 
9. Proposed date of adoption : Notice will be published prior to the date of entry into force  
Proposed date of entry into force : 1 September 20 17 (for new petrol vehicles), 
1 January 2018 (for new diesel vehicles)   
10. Final date for comments : 60 day s from the date of notification  
11. Texts available from : National enquiry point  [X] or address, telephone and fax 
number s and e mail and website address es, if available , of other body : 
i. Environmental Protection and Management (Vehicular Emissions) Regulati ons, 
(29 pages, in English ). The document is available online at 
http://statutes.agc.gov.sg/  
ii. Summary of proposed amendments ( 2 pages, in English): 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/TBT/SGP/17_0644_00_e.pdf