Singapore seeks comments on stricter regulations on 26 chemicals controlled under Chemical Weapons Convention

On June 13, 2022, the National Environment Agency (NEA) of Singapore proposed to add 26 chemicals, which are controlled by the Chemical Weapons Convention, to the list of hazardous substances regulated by the Environmental Protection and Management Act (EPMA) and the Environmental Protection and Management (Hazardous Substances) Regulations (“the Regulations”) and started public consultation on the proposal. Though the 26 chemicals are currently regulated by the Singapore Customs under the Chemical Weapons (Prohibition) Act (CWPA), which is a domestic law of the Chemical Weapons Convention, and the Chemical Weapons (Prohibition) Regulations (CWPR), a subordinate regulation of the CWPA, the NEA intends to strengthen regulatory controls over the import, export, manufacture, offer for sale, transport, purchase, storage, and use of these chemicals in order to ensure environmentally sound chemicals management. The public consultation will end on July 4, 2022.