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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. 

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Singapore Adds Chlorpyrifos and Tightens Organophosphate Controls Under EPMA Hazardous Substances Regime
Singapore 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...

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Singapore to Phase Out Six Mercury-Added Lighting Products: NEA Launches WTO TBT Consultation
Singapore 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 asHazardous Substances under the Environmental Protection and Management Act (EPMA). The measure implements...

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