Singapore publishes three laws on HFCs management 
The following three chemical-related laws were promulgated in Singapore on June 1, 2018. These laws relate to hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), and all come into effect on January 1, 2019.
- Environmental Protection and Management Act (Amendment of Second Schedule) Order 2018
https://sso.agc.gov.sg/SL-Supp/S359-2018/Published/20180601?DocDate=20180601&ViewType=Pdf&_=20180601203318
- Environmental Protection and Management (Exemption) (No. 2) Order 2018
https://sso.agc.gov.sg/SL/EPMA1999-S358-2018/Uncommenced/20180605140646?DocDate=20180601&ValidDt=20190101&ViewType=Pdf&_=20180602014644
- Environmental Protection and Management (Hazardous Substances) (Amendment) Regulations 2018
https://sso.agc.gov.sg/SL-Supp/S360-2018/Published/20180601?DocDate=20180601&ViewType=Pdf&_=20180601145711
The first of the above three laws adds the following substances (HFCs) to Part I of the Second Schedule to the Environmental Protection and Management Act, and as a result, these substances are newly regulated under Singapore’s Environmental Protection and Management Act. Mixtures containing these substances are also subject to the regulation. However, manufactured products containing these substances are exempt from the regulation.
- 1,1,1,2,2,3,4,5,5,5-decafluoropentane
- 1,1,1,2,2,3-hexafluoropropane
- 1,1,1,2,3,3,3-heptafluoropropane
- 1,1,1,2,3,3-hexafluoropropane
- 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane
- 1,1,1,3,3,3-hexafluoropropane
- 1,1,1,3,3-pentafluorobutane
- 1,1,1,3,3-pentafluoropropane
- 1,1,1-trifluoroethane
- 1,1,2,2,3-pentafluoropropane
- 1,1,2,2-tetrafluoroethane
- 1,1,2-trifluoroethane
- 1,1-difluoroethane
- 1,2-difluoroethane
- Difluoromethane
- Fluoromethane (methyl fluoride)
- Pentafluoroethane
- Trifluoromethane
The second law stipulates that “sections 22 (1) and 23 (1) of Environmental Protection and Management Act do not apply to any person who, within Singapore, possesses for sale, sells, or offers for sale any of the above substances, including any mixture containing any such substances.” Sections 22 (1) and 23 (1) of the Act require the acquisition of licenses for the manufacture, import, and sale of hazardous substances.
The third law partially amends the definition of “hazardous substance” in Article 2 of the Environmental Protection and Management (Hazardous Substances) (Amendment) Regulations, which regulates the transportation of hazardous substances. The red text in the following sentence is the amended part (added part).
Before amendment:
“hazardous substance” does not include any ozone depleting substance specified in Part I of the Second Schedule to the Act other than methyl bromide;
After amendment:
“hazardous substance” does not include any hydrofluorocarbon, including any mixture containing any hydrofluorocarbon, and any ozone depleting substance specified in Part I of the Second Schedule to the Act other than methyl bromide;
