Singapore #3777 (v.2)

Base data

Notified in
Version validity
01/10/2014 - 30/09/2020
Old version v.2
Reporting member
Singapore
In force from
End date
In force
General description
Non-automatic license for the import and export of specific plants; plant products and other materials (insects; micro-organisms and soil)
National legal basis
Control of Plants Act; 1993
Administrative mechanism
The Control of Plants Act is an Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to the cultivation; import; transhipment and export of plants and plant products; the protection of plants and plant products against pests and diseases; the control of the introduction of pests into Singapore; the use of pesticides; the measures pertaining to the development and improvement of the plant industry in Singapore and for purposes connected therewith.
Responsible entities
Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority
HS version
HS 2012
Referenced WTO document symbol

Meta data

WTO justifications

XX:(b) - (b) necessary to protect human, animal or plant life or health;

GATT 1994 (GATT 1947 provisions)

Reported as: Article XX(b) of the GATT
Non-WTO commitments
Affected partners
Non-affected partners

Measures

Reported restrictions
NAL , NAL-X
Symbol
NAL
NAL-X

Tariff lines

Various
Specific plants, plant products and other materials. Available in:https: