. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/2/Add.25/Rev.1 
27 August 2007 
 (07-3594) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   English 
  
 
IMPLEMENTATION AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE AGREEMENT 
ON TECHNICAL BARRIERS TO TRADE 
 
Communication from Singapore
 
 
Revision  
   The following communication under Article 15.2 of the Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade has been received from the delegation of Singapore
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 1. No special legislation is required in Singapore to implement the Agreement.  All relevant 
government departments and regulatory authorit ies responsible for the implementation and 
administration of technical regulations, standards and conformity assessmen t procedures have been 
provided with copies of the Agreement and have been  informed accordingly of their obligations under 
it. 
2. The Ministry of Trade and Industry serves as the focal point for disseminating information to 
concerned departments and authorities on Singapore's obligations under the Agreement.  Its address is 
as follows: 
  Ministry of Trade and Industry 
  100 High Street   #09-01 The Treasury   Singapore 179434   Tel: +(65) 6225 9911 
  Fax: +(65) 6332 7260 
  Email: mti_email@mti.gov.sg   Website: www.mti.gov.sg  3. Notices of technical regulations, rules of certif ication or Singapore Standards established by 
the Singapore Government are published in the Singapore Government Gazette.   
4. Standardization and certification are undertaken by SPRING Singapore.  In principle, ISO, 
IEC and other international standards are used as a basis for the preparation of Singapore Standards.  
All standards prepared are not mandatory except t hose which are incorporated into the technical 
regulations of the regulatory aut horities for public health and safety.  SPRING Singapore has accepted 
the Code of Good Practice for the Preparation, Adoption and Application of Standards and will 
publish the status of its standardization programme  at intervals of six months as required under the 
Code. 
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  5. In general, Singapore provides a period of 60 days for presentation of comments in writing 
before implementation of technical regulations, standards or conformity assessment procedures. 
6. Singapore has established the following three enquiry points which are fully operational.  The 
details of the enquiry points and the scope of res ponsibility of each enquiry point are outlined in the 
following paragraphs. 
7. The enquiry point for standardization & certif ication and technical regulations relating to 
specific electrical fittings and accessories  is: 
 
  SPRING Singapore   Consumer Product Safety and Weights & Measures Division 
  Tel: +(65) 62791840 
  Fax : +(65) 62789885   E-mail: safety@spring.gov.sg   Website: www.spring.gov.sg/safety  
8. The enquiry point for technical regulations relating to processed food  is: 
  Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority 
  5 Maxwell Road    #18-00   Tower Block, MND Complex   Singapore 069110 
 
  Tel: +(65) 6325 8582   Fax: +(65) 6325 1221/ 6324 4563   Email:  Chu_Sin-I@ava.gov.sg   Website: www.ava.gov.sg 
 
9. The enquiry point for other  technical regulations is: 
  Ministry of Trade and Industry 
  WTO and International Trade Negotiations, Trade Division   100 High Street   #09-01 The Treasury 
  Singapore 179434 
   Tel:  +(65) 6225 9911   Fax: +(65) 6334 5848   Email:  mti_email@mti.gov.sg  
  Website: www.mti.gov.sg 
 
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