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Regulatory Authorities in the Chemical Regulation of Singapore are National Environment Agency (NEA) and the Ministry of Manpower. NEA is the authority to regulate some environmentally harmful substances. The Ministry of Manpower requires employers to communicate chemical hazard information to workers and reduce chemical exposure.
Companies import, sell, export, purchase, use, or transport any hazardous substances controlled under the Environmental Protection and Management Act (EPMA) need to apply for hazardous substance license or permit.
Regulatory briefing
Singapore manages industrial chemicals through a network of statutory control lists and activity-based authorizations rather than a single pre-market “national inventory.” The central framework is the Environmental Protection and Management Act (EPMA) and the Environmental Protection and Management (Hazardous Substances) Regulations [123, 124].
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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...
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Singapore 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....
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