G/TBT/N/SGP/23
4 February 2015 
(15-0749)  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 [ 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): 
a) HS: 8539 21xx, HS 8539 22xx, HS 853929 xx: Non-directional incandescent lamp 
for the illumination of an area, of power rating between 25 watts and 200 watts, with either Edison screw or bayonet lamp cap, that is designed to be connected to 
230 volts mains voltage by means of a socket or lamp connector; 
b) HS: 853931 xx, HS 853939 xx: Compact fluorescent lamp with integrated ballast 
(CFLi) for the illumination of an area, of power rating up to 60 watts, with either 
Edison screw or bayonet lamp cap that is designed to be connected to 230 volts 
mains voltage by means of a socket or lamp connector; 
c) HS: 854370 xx: Non-directional light emitting diode (LED) lamp with integrated 
ballast for illumination of an area, of power rating up to 60 watts, with either Edison 
screw or bayonet lamp cap that is designed to be connected to 230 volts mains voltage by means of a socket or lamp connector. 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  
i. Energy Conservation Act (in English); 
ii. Energy Conservation (Registrable Goods) Order (in English); 
iii. Energy Conservation (Energy Labelling and Minimum Performance Standards) 
Regulations (in English) 
These 3 documents are available online at http://statutes.agc.gov.sg/   
6. Description of content: The existing Energy Conservation (Registrable Goods) Order and 
Energy Conservation (Energy Labelling and Minimum Performance Standards) Regulations 
will be amended to extend the scope of regi strable goods to include non-directional lamps1 
for general lighting purposes.  
1 Presently only non-directional lamps are covered. Directional lamps or lamps having at 
least 80% light output within a cone angle of 120°, remain out of the scope of registrable 
goods. 
From 1 July 2015, all registrable lamps as listed in Section 4 above, to be supplied or for 
sale in Singapore must: 
I. Be registered; 
II. Be labelled with an Energy Label. Energy labels will provide consumers 
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  III. Meet prescribed minimum energy efficiency standards if they are to be supplied 
in Singapore. The prescribed minimum energy efficiency standards for lamps are tabulated below. 
 
Type of Lamps    Minimum Energy Efficiency Standard 
Incandescent    P 
max|incandescent  = 0.8 x (0.88
 φ + 0.049 φ) 
C F L i        P  max|bare CFLi  = 0.24
 φ + 0.0103 φ 
Covered CFLi    P max|covered  CFLi = Pmax|bare CFLi /0.95 
LED lamp with integrated ballast P max|LED  = 0.24
 φ + 0.0103 φ 
Where P is power consumption of lamps; φ is light output in lumen 
All registrable lamps are to be tested to the following standards, which are used to 
determine their energy efficiency. 
Registrable Goods   Applicable Test Standard or Method 
Incandescent lamp Luminous flux measurement test shall be conducted 
in accordance with CIE 84 (1989); and The test conditions specified in: 
a) IEC 60064 (2005)for tungsten filament lamps; 
or b) IEC 60064 (2005) or IEC 60357 (2003) for tungsten halogen lamps 
CFLi       IEC 60969 (2001-03)  
LED lamp with integrated ballast  IEC 62612 (2013) 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: 
For the purposes of environmental protection and conservation. Lamps which are not energy efficient consume more energy to operate and lead to higher emissions of 
greenhouse gases. Lamp is among the top 5 energy consuming appliances/devices in 
Singapore households. Energy labelling and minimum energy performance standards for 
lamps encourage households to select more energy efficient lamps. Consumers may reap 
"life-cycle" cost savings from more efficient lighting. 
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 prior to the date of entry into force 
Proposed date of entry into force:   1 July 2015   
10. Final date for comments: 60 days from the date of notification 
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [ X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:  
Mr Chong Khai Sin 
Senior Manager, Energy Efficiency & Conservation Department 
40 Scotts Road, #19-00 Environment Building Singapore 228231 Tel.: (65) 6731-9386 (DID) 
Fax: (65) 6731-9922 
Email: chong_khai_sin@nea.gov.sg