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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 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...
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Singapore 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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