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Singapore proposed Control of Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) in Singapore

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Singapore proposed Control of Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) in Singapore

National Environment Agency (NEA) proposed to control 18 types of Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) under the Second Schedule of the Environmental Protection and Management Act (EPMA). Under the proposed control, companies importing or exporting the listed HFCs, whether in pure or mixture forms, are required to obtain a Hazardous Substances (HS) licence from NEA (Pollution Control Department). Licence holders are required to comply with the stipulated licensing conditions.

The 18 types of HFCs that will be listed in Second Schedule of EPMA are as follows:

Trade Name	Chemical Name	Chemical Formula	CAS No.
HFC-134	1,1,2,2-Tetrafluoroethane	CHF₂CHF₂	359-35-3
HFC-134a	1,1,1,2-Tetrafluoroethane	CH₂FCF₃	811-97-2
HFC-143	1,1,2-Trifluoroethane	CH₂FCHF₂	430-66-0
HFC-245fa	1,1,1,3,3-Pentafluoropropane	CHF₂CH₂CF₃	460-73-1
HFC-365mfc	1,1,1,3,3-Pentafluorobutane	CF₃CH₂CF₂CH₃	406-58-6
HFC-227ea	1,1,1,2,3,3,3-Heptafluoropropane	CF₃CHFCF₃	431-89-0
HFC-236cb	1,1,1,2,2,3-Hexafluoropropane	CH₂FCF₂CF₃	667-56-5
HFC-236ea	1,1,1,2,3,3-Hexafluoropropane	CHF₂CHFCF₃	431-63-0
HFC-236fa	1,1,1,3,3,3-Hexafluoropropane	CF₃CH₂CF₃	690-39-1
HFC-245ca	1,1,2,2,3-pentafluoropropane	CH₂FCF₂CHF₂	679-86-7
HFC-43-10mee	1,1,1,2,2,3,4,5,5,5-decafluoropentane	CF₃CHFCHFCF₂CF₃	138495-42-8
HFC-32	Difluoromethane	CH₂F₂	75-10-5
HFC-125	Pentafluoroethane	CHF₂CF₃	354-33-6
HFC-143a	1,1,1-Trifluoroethane	CH₃CF₃	420-46-2
HFC-41	Fluoromethane (Methyl Fluoride)	CH₃F	593-53-3
HFC-152	1,2-Difluoroethane	CH₂FCH₂F	624-72-6
HFC-152a	1,1-Difluoroethane	CH₃CHF₂	75-37-6
HFC-23	Trifluoromethane	CHF₃	75-46-7

Products covered: Other fluorinated, brominated or iodinated derivatives of acyclic hydrocarbons, Mixtures containing perfluorocarbons (PFCs) or hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), but not containing chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) or hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs)

HS code: 290339, 382478

Proposed date of adoption: June, 2018

Proposed date of entry into force: 01-01-2019

Final date for comments: 25-03-2018

If the Proposal/Notification/Regulation will affect your International Business please send us your representation with facts and figures , so that these can be taken up suitably.