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Singapore announces phase-out of 6 mercury-added products aligned to Minamata deadlines
Minamata Convention on MercurySingapore National Environment Agency (NEA)Singapore
Announced
Dec 31, 2024
Implementation
Jan 1, 2027
Description
Singapore NEA will prohibit the manufacture, import and export of 6 mercury-added products including compact fluorescent lamps (>30 watts), non-integrated ballast CFLs, linear halophosphate lamps, non-linear fluorescent lamps, cold cathode fluorescent lamps, and external electrode fluorescent lamps. Four products have phase-out date of 1 January 2027, with remaining products phased out per Minamata Convention timelines.
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Singapore announces phase-out of 6 mercury-added products aligned to Minamata deadlines
Key Feedback NEA's Response Some of the mercury-added products subjected to control are still in use. Clarification is sought on the timeline of phase-out for products still in use. NEA will prohibit the manufacture, import and export of 6 mercury-added products from their respective phase-out dates, as stipulated under the Minamata Convention. The phase-out date of the following 4 mercury-added products is 1 Jan 202