Environmental Protection and Management Act (Chapter 94A)
- Notifying member
- Singapore
- Title
- Environmental Protection and Management Act (Chapter 94A)
- First published
- 21/01/1999
- First EIF
- 01/04/1999
- Latest published
- 12/07/2019
- In force to
- Latest notification
- G/LIC/N/3/SGP/19
- Product categories
- List of products subject to licensing
- Attachment
- Environmental Protection and Management Act Amendment Second Schedule_12.07.2019.pdf Environmental Protection and Management Act_31.03.2018.pdf
- Nature of licensing
- Administrative purpose/measure being implemented
- Administrative body(ies) for submission of applications
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- Contact point for information on eligibility
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Same as the "Administrative bodies"
- Expected duration of licensing procedure
- Found by secretariat
- No
- Related document symbols
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- Source
- Notes
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Previously notified in N1SGP5
Environmental Protection and Management Act (Chapter 94A)
https://sso.agc.gov.sg/Act/EPMA1999
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G/LIC/N/2/SGP/6
Environmental Protection and Management Act (Amendment of Second Schedule) Order 2019
The National Environment Agency (NEA) will be controlling 11 new chemicals as Hazardous Substance (HS), under the Environmental Protection and Management Act (EPMA) and EPM (Hazardous Substances) Regulations, in accordance with Singapore’s obligations to the Stockholm Convention and Rotterdam Convention. The 11 new chemicals are as follows:
- Perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (PFHxS), its salts and PFHxS – related compounds
- Pentadecafluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), its salts and PFOA-related compounds
- Acetochlor;
- Amitraz;
- Atrazine;
- Benzidine and its salts;
- Bis(chloromethyl)ether;
- Dinoterb;
- Hexazinone;
- Paraquat and its salts;
- Lambda-cyhalothrin;
The licensing of the chemicals will take effect on 12 Feb 2020. Importers, manufacturers and distributors of these chemicals and products containing these chemicals will be required to apply for a HS licence/permit for the import, export, sale, store and use of the chemicals.
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