Singapore – Proposes Environmental Protection and Management (Vehicular Emissions) (Amendment) Regulations 2021

National Environment Agency (NEA), Singapore plans to tighten the particle number (PN) limit for gasoline direct injection (GDI) vehicles from 6x10¹² to 6x10¹¹ from 1 September 2021.

Regulation 4(1) of the Environmental Protection and Management (Vehicular Emissions) Regulations state that every petrol driven motor vehicle (other than a motor cycle or scooter) to be registered in Singapore on or after 1 September 2017 shall conform to any of the standards for exhaust emission specified in the First Schedule for the class of motor vehicle to which that motor vehicle belongs.

The standards specified in the First Schedule of the Environmental Protection and Management (Vehicular Emissions) Regulations for GDI vehicles currently has a PN limit of 6x10¹². This is to be tightened to 6x10¹¹ from 1 September 2021.

The new limit is in accordance with Regulation (EC) No. 715/2007, Annex I, Table 2, as amended by Commission Regulation (EU) No. 459/2012 and read with Commission Regulation (EU) No. 2017/1151.

Products covered :Motor vehicles for transport of 10 or more persons including driver, wheel chair, Motor vehicles for the transport of goods, Special purpose motor vehicles, Chassis fitted with engines,

HS Code:8702, 8703, 8704, 8705, 8706,

Proposed date of adoption:Notice will be published in the Republic of Singapore's Government Gazette when adopted

Proposed date of entry into force:1 September 2021

Final date for comments:60 days from notification

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