Singapore to Restrict Chlorpyrifos, MCCPs and Long-Chain PFCAs
Singapore’s National Environment Agency will introduce restrictions on chlorpyrifos, medium-chain chlorinated paraffins and long-chain perfluorocarboxylic acids from 16 December 2026. The measures support Singapore’s implementation of international controls on persistent...
Read MoreSingapore Updates Strategic Goods Control List
Oct-19-2026
Singapore’s Strategic Goods (Control) Order 2026 will take effect on 1 December 2026. The Order updates the military and dual-use goods, software and technology subject to Singapore’s strategic trade-control framework....
Read MoreSingapore Approves Legislation Establishing HSA as an Integrated Health Regulator
Singapore’s Parliament has approved legislation that will consolidate additional health-regulatory functions under the Health Sciences Authority. The parliamentary bills register records the Health Sciences Authority (Amendment) and Other Matters Bill...
Read MoreSingapore Introduces Fee-Supported Registration Pathway for Clinically Important Medical Devices
Singapore’s Health Sciences Authority (HSA) has introduced a Registration Support Initiative to help clinically important but unregistered medical devices transition from the Special Access Route (SAR) to formal registration. Published...
Read MoreSingapore Expands Mercury Controls with Phased Ban on Additional Lighting Products
Singapore, April 2026. Singapore’s National Environment Agency (NEA) has announced new controls on six additional mercury-added lighting products, classifying them as Hazardous Substances under the Environmental Protection and Management Act 1999...
Read MoreSingapore Sets Phase-Out for Chlorpyrifos, MCCPs (≥45% Cl), and LC-PFCAs Under Stockholm Convention
Singapore, January 2026. The National Environment Agency (NEA) has issued an industry circular confirming the phase-out of chlorpyrifos, medium-chain chlorinated paraffins with chain lengths C14–C17 at chlorination levels of at least...
Read MoreSingapore Adds Chlorpyrifos and Tightens Organophosphate Controls Under EPMA Hazardous Substances Regime
Singapore, November 2025. Singapore has finalized amendments to the Environmental Protection and Management Act 1999 (EPMA), updating the Second Schedule (Part I) to bring chlorpyrifos expressly under hazardous-substance control, refresh the...
Read MoreSingapore to Phase Out Six Mercury-Added Lighting Products: NEA Launches WTO TBT Consultation
On 8 September 2025, Singapore notified the WTO (G/TBT/N/SGP/76) of a proposal to control six mercury-added lighting products as Hazardous Substances under the Environmental Protection and Management Act (EPMA). The measure implements decisions...
Read MoreSingapore to Regulate Chlorpyrifos and Paraquat: Stricter Controls Signal Global Chemical Trade Implications
On 28 April 2025, Singapore’s National Environment Agency (NEA) notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) of plans to tighten regulatory controls on two major agrochemicals: chlorpyrifos and paraquat (including all their...
Read MoreSingapore Launches Consultation on Proposed Ban of Chlorpyrifos and Paraquat
Mar-13-2025
The National Environment Agency (NEA) of Singapore has launched a public consultation to seek feedback on the proposed regulation of Chlorpyrifos, Paraquat, and Paraquat salts in all concentrations and all preparation...
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