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Updates about this market, newest first: its WTO notifications of draft SPS and TBT rules and any other update that names it. 7 published so far.

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  1. WTO notificationTBTProposed measure, open for comments

    Proposed Environmental Protection and Management (Prescribed Regulated Goods) (Amendment) Order 2026 (8 pages, in English); Proposed Environmental Protection and Management…

    To reduce GHG emissions from the use of Hydrofluorocarbons (HFC) refrigerants in the Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning (RAC) sector, NEA will introduce limits on the Global Warming Potential (GWP) of refrigerants to restrict the import and supply of equipment using refrigerants with high GWP…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/SGP/79Comments until 29 December 2026

  2. WTO notificationSPSProposed measure, not in force yet

    (Revised) Import Requirements For Importing Animal Feed Containing Meat Or Meat Products Into Singapore

    Singapore has completed a review of the import conditions for animal feeds containing meat and will be standardising import requirements across all countries including the removal of source and product accreditation. Animal disease attestations have been aligned to the latest World Organisation…

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/SGP/92Comment period closed

  3. WTO notificationSPSProposed measure, may since have been adopted

    Revised Pre-Export Inspection Period under the Veterinary Conditions for the Importation of Animals – Birds (Other than Domestic Birds)

    The National Parks Board is proposing to revise the Veterinary Conditions for the Importation of Animals – Birds (Other than Domestic Birds) to amend the requirements to the veterinary inspection period by the official government veterinarian or government approved veterinarian (see Note) before…

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/SGP/90

  4. WTO notificationSPSProposed measure, may since have been adopted

    Revised Veterinary Conditions for the Importation of Animals – Birds (Other than Domestic Birds)

    The National Parks Board is proposing to revise the Veterinary Conditions for the Importation of Animals – Birds (Other than Domestic Birds) to include the requirement that the import of certain species of ornamental birds must be microchipped/tagged with closed leg rings (with unique serial…

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/SGP/91Comment period closed

  5. WTO notificationTBTProposed measure, may since have been adopted

    Revised Veterinary Conditions for the Importation of Animals – Birds (Other than Domestic Birds)

    The National Parks Board is proposing to revise the Veterinary Conditions for the Importation of Animals – Birds (Other than Domestic Birds) to include the requirement that the import of certain species of ornamental birds must be microchipped/tagged with closed leg rings (with unique serial…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/SGP/78Comment period closed

  6. WTO notificationTBTProposed measure, may since have been adopted

    Energy Conservation (Amendment) Bill, 2026

    Singapore's Mandatory Energy Labelling Scheme (MELS) and Minimum Energy Performance Standards (MEPS) are policies that aim to raise the average energy efficiency of common, energy intensive regulated goods in Singapore. Under the Energy Conservation Act, suppliers, retailers, importers and…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/SGP/77Comment period closed

  7. WTO notificationTBTAdopted, according to its latest notice

    ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND MANAGEMENT ACT 1999 (CHAPTER 94A) Environmental Protection and Management Act 1999 (Amendment of Second Schedule) (No. 4) Order 2025 and…

    Singapore's National Environment Agency (NEA) is proposing to regulate Chlorpyrifos, Paraquat and Paraquat salts at all concentrations and in all preparation forms as Hazardous Substances under the Environmental Protection and Management Act (EPMA) and/or EPM (Hazardous Substances) Regulations…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/SGP/75/Add.1Comment period closed

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What SPS and TBT mean

SPSSanitary and phytosanitary measures

Food safety, animal and plant health

Rules that protect people, animals and plants from risks carried by food, feed, pests and diseases: maximum residue limits, additives and contaminants, quarantine and inspection, and the certificates that go with them.

TBTTechnical barriers to trade

Technical product rules

Technical regulations, standards and conformity assessment for products: specifications, labelling and marking, packaging, and the tests and certificates a product needs before it can be sold.

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