Anwendungsbereich des Regulatory Essentials
This ESSENTIAL describes the Consumer Goods Safety Requirements Regulations (CGSR) only in relation to electrical safety of products.
It is one of the legal safety requirements for consumer protection and the related products.
CGSR regulates the protection of consumers from unsafe general consumer goods such as toys, children’s products, apparel, sports and recreation products, furniture, mattresses and bedding and DIY tools.
Products which are not regulated in CPSR are regulated in CGSR.
First check CPSR for application.
Manufacturer, Importer, B2C products
Geltende Rechtsvorschriften:
In Singapore for consumer products, there are 2 general systems according electrical equipment.
- Consumer Protection (Safety Requirements) Regulations (CPSR)
and
- Consumer Protection (Consumer Goods Safety Requirements) Regulations (CGSR)
If the product will not fit to CPSR then check CGSR for the requirements.
Each of the requirement has its ESSENTIAL.
In case the electrical consumer good is not a controlled good, it has to meet the requirements of the international safety standards which are published by IEC or ISO. No listing required. No other obligation required.
Consumer Protection (Consumer Goods Safety Requirements) Regulation 2011, version 2025.
Consumer Protection (Consumer Goods Safety Requirements) Regulations (CGSR)
Information Booklet.
Describes all items around this regulatory.
Given by authority.
It is a mandatory document which is cited in the CGSR law.
Consumer Protection (Consumer Goods Safety Requirements) - Information Booklet (CGSR Booklet)
Nationale Anwendungsebene:
Singapore
Kommentar bezüglich der Vergleichbarkeit mit der EU-Gesetzgebung:
From the technical point of view the requirements from Singapore are...
Published 2022-12-16 by Torsten Sahm and Benjamin Kerger
Last change 2026-01-07 by Torsten Sahm: FTA/MRA status with EU, Electrical safety
Inhalt des Regulatory Essentials
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| Legislation in force for this PCT |
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| Scope of legislation |
For consumer products only. "consumer goods” means any goods which are ordinarily supplied for private use or consumption, not being any goods set out in the Schedule, and includes the packaging in which the goods are supplied;
Category 1 products have international standards. Category 2 products are products which are not part of Category 1 products.
4. Safety standards A) Category 1 goods shall conform to - (i) safety standards for such goods formulated or adopted and published by - - (A) ISO and IEC, respectively; - (B) the European Committee for Standardisation; or - (C) ASTM International;
and (ii) the safety standards and requirements for such goods specified by the Safety Authority and published in its Consumer Protection (Consumer Goods Safety Requirements) Information Booklet;
B) Category 2 goods shall conform to the safety standards for such goods that have been formulated or adopted and published by any regional or national standards body.
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| Responsible actors |
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Which actor(s) are responsible for compliance with the legal provisions: e. g.
- economic operators (manufacturer, importer, distributor, fulfilment service provider),
- user (commercial/industrial/professional),
- user (private, consumer)?
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| Regulatory market access conditions for the actor(s) |
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What are the main regulatory requirements (e. g. conformity assessment fulfilment of essential requirements of Annex I 2006/42/EC) prior placing on the market, importation and putting into service (brief description)
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| Penalty by this legislation |
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What are the possible penalties (e. g. sales ban, fines) in the case of non-compliance?
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| Exemption clauses |
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Exempted devices/products or industry sectors.
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| Sub-federal legislation of states/counties |
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E. g. by 2019 an Inter-Governmental Agreement (IGA) on governance of the Electrical Equipment Safety System (EESS) has been signed by Queensland, Victoria, Western Australia and Tasmania.
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| FTA/MRA status with EU |
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Has the country signed a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) or a Mutual recognition agreement (MRA) with EU?
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| Authority |
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Name of the authority for approval, registration, market surveillance and/or enforcement
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| Market surveillance authority |
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Name of the authority for market surveillance and/or enforcement
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| Link/Reference to other reference document(s) |
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| Comment on the comparability to EU legislation |
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| Hints |
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Specific recommendations, information or most common mistakes
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Formal and administrative requirements
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| Registration at related authority required? |
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Product registration?
Manufacturer registration?
Importer / Representative registration?
if required.
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| Local representative legally required? |
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[Yes/No]
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Equipment authorization (approval process)
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| Approval process (conformity assessment procedure) |
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Means each legally required approval process prior placing on the market, importation or putting into service
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| Is the IECEE CB Scheme accepted by the authority/approval body? |
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"[Yes/ No / no information available]
[Text] Information (website)"
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| Conformance document(s) to show compliance to the authority |
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e. g. SDoC, technical documentation (for 10 years), filled-in approval forms (e. g. ACMA in AUT)
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| Conformance document validity and renewal |
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Validity for Conformance document name mentioned. For mandatory certification validity is important.
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| Which documents are required by an approval body? |
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e .g. formal application
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| Is a factory inspection legally required |
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| Hint to voluntary certification scheme |
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If a important voluntary certification schemes exists, one link will be given.
Important voluntary schemes are for example: UL, CSA, VCCI (Japan)
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Specific recommendations, information or most common mistakes
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| Specific requirements for testing |
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e. g. is an accredited test lab. mandatory, limits, test samples, product description
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| General information to the application of standards |
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e. g. China: GB standards are mandatory, EU: harmonized standards shall be published in the OJEU with respect to "presumption of conformity"
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| Source for standards for conformity assessment |
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| National Standardisation Organisation |
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Link to organisation
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| Are national standards based on IEC/ISO standards? |
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Undetailed information
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| Is in-country testing legally required? |
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| Acceptance of foreign test reports |
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| Hints |
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Specific recommendations, information or most common mistakes
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Regulatory labelling, markings and user information
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| Regulatory label (mandatory) |
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e. g. product label
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| Regulatory e-labelling allowed? |
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e. g. put the regulatory information and labels in a software menu
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| Required information on the product and/or packaging |
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e. g. address of the manufacturer/importer, serial number
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| User instructions language(s) |
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Regulated by the legal provisions
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| User instruction requirements and specific compliance notes |
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Form, sentence inside, simple text.
E. g. FCC/ISED compliance information, SAR information, battery, environmental information like waste
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| Digital user documentation allowed? |
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User instructions allowed by QR-Code/internet or digital medium or integrated in device with display?
Safety instruction allowed by QR-Code or digital medium?
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| Warnings, symbols |
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e. g. ANSI Z 535.4
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| Hints |
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Specific recommendations, information or most common mistakes
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Allgemeine Informationen
Singapore
Code, Kontinent, Wirtschaftsraum
Malay , Mandarin, Tamil and English - Republic of Singapore Independence Act 1965 | https://sso.agc.gov.sg/Act/RSIA1965?ProvIds=pr7-.
Singapore Standards Council (SCC), Enterprise Singapore | https://www.singaporestandardseshop.sg/
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