WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/SGP/1
6 March 2002
(02-1135)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   SINGAPORE
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):           
2. Agency responsible:   Singapore Productivity and Standards Board (PSB)
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, e-mail and web-site
addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle comments
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:           
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [ X], 2.10.1 [    ], 5.6.2 [    ], 5.7.1 [    ], other:           
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):   Please see Annex A
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Consumer Protection
(Safety Requirements) Regulations 2002 (25 pages, in English)
6. Description of content:   As on 1 April 2002, the Consumer Protection (Safety
Requirements) 1991 will be revoked and re placed by Consumer Protection (Safety
Requirements) Regulations 2002.  Under th e 2002 Regulations, the Singapore Consumer
Protection (Safety Requirements) Registration Scheme or CPS Scheme will change from
government to third party CABs certification.
PSB will be registering the current thirty-one (31) categories of controlled goods based on
Certificates of Conformity (COCs) issued by designated CABs located in Singapore and
MRA partners.
Also from 1 April 2002, 8 prescribed articles under Part IV of the Public Utilities
(Electricity) Regulations (Cap 261, Rg2) will be transferred to PSB as controlled goods
making a total of thirty-nine (39) categories of controlled goods.  These controlled goods
are specified in the First Schedule of the Consumer Protection (Safety Requirements)Regulations 2002.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
With this change to the CPS Scheme, manufacturers, importers and traders can benefit from
having more than one body to certify their controlled goods.
Registration of controlled goods will be automatic and effected immediately upon receipt of
the COCs issued by the designated CABsG/TBT/N/SGP/1
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8. Relevant documents:
(1) Publication in which the proposal will be published when adopted:
(i) Consumer Protection (Safety Requirements) Regulations 2002;
(ii) Public Utilities Act 2001 (Act 8 of 2001) Public Utilities (Electricity)
(Amendment) Regulations 2002.
(2) Reference documents:
Singapore Consumer Protection (Safety Requirements) Registration Scheme Information
Booklet 2002 Edition.
9. Proposed date of adoption:  11 January 2002
Proposed date of entry into force:  1 April 2002
10. Final date for comments:   18 March 2002
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X] or address, telephone and fax
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:
Singapore Productivity and Standards Board (PSB)
Consumer Product Safety Department
PSB Corporation Building (Annex)No. 3, Science Drive
#03-12
Singapore 118223
Tel: (+65) 870 1315/ (+65) 772 9731
Fax: (+65) 778 1315
Email: enquiry@safety.org.sgWebsite: http://www.safety.org.sgG/TBT/N/SGP/1
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ANNEX A
No Corresponding
HS Code(s)Commodity
1 Components of the Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) system:
400911 – 400942
391721 – 391739(a) LPG hose for use in domestic liquefied petroleum vapour phase
and liquefied petroleum gas or air appliances not exceeding 5 Kpa
(50 mbar) operating pressure;
848180 (b) LPG valve namely a device that is made from brass, bronze or
aluminium forging, for use with domestic liquefied petroleum gascylinders, for control of the direction and volume of flow of the
liquefied petroleum gas;
903289 (c) LPG regulator namely a non-adjustable device that maintains the
outlet pressure constant at a nominal value up to and including
50 millibar, independent, within specified limits, of inlet pressure
or flow rate.
2 851660 Cooking range intended for household use namely a device for cooking
and includes separate stationary ovens and grills, cooking table cookers,
hob elements, grills and griddles which form part of cooking ranges, andovens and grills for installation in walls except a cooking range having a
mass of less than 18 kg.
3. 851660 Gas cooker namely a domestic appliance combining burners for cooking
by gas.
4. 851631 Hairdryer namely an electrically operated appliance intended to be used
for the drying of hair of persons and incorporating heating elements.
5. 851840, 851850,
851993, 851999,
852032, 852033,
852039, 852090,
852739High-fidelity set namely an electronic device for reproduction of sounds,
with little distortion, connected to the supply mains as the only energy
source intended for domestic and similar general indoor use with a rated
supply voltage not exceeding 250 volts rms.
6 851840, 851850,
851993, 851999,852032, 852033,
852039, 852090
852739Audio product (other than an electronic device referred to in item 5)
namely an electronic device for the reproduction of sound connected tothe supply mains, either directly or indirectly.
7. 851679 Immersion water heater namely a portable household apparatus for
heating liquid by immersing an electrically heated rod into it.
8 851640 Iron namely an electrically operated appliance with a heated soleplate for
ironing of clothes, for household and similar purposes.
9. 851679 Kettle namely an electrically operated household appliance for heating of
water for consumption, having a rated capacity not exceeding 10 litres.
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