environmental protection and management act epma 103 pages in english -available online at statutes.agc.gov.sg proposed control of certain mercury-added products in singapore see attachment nea is proposing to control certain mercury-added products under the second schedule of the environmental protection and management act epma . under the proposed control the manufacture import and export of the following mercury-added products will be phased-out by 1 january 2020. mercury-added products proposed control measure the manufacture import and export of the products listed below will be phased-out proposed phase-out date lamps 1 jan 2020 linear fluorescent lamps lfls lfls for general lighting purposes triband phosphor high pressure mercury vapour hpmv lamps hpmv lamps for general lighting purposes cold cathode fluorescent lamps ccfls and external electrode fluorescent lamps eefls ccfls and eefls for electronic displays short length 500mm with mercury content exceeding 3.5 mg per lamp medium length 500 mm and 1500 mm with mercury content exceeding 5 mg per lamp long length 1500 mm with mercury content exceeding 13 mg per lamp non-electronic measuring devices barometers hygrometers manometers thermometers sphygmomanometers the listed non-electronic measuring devices except non-electronic measuring devices installed in large-scale equipment or those used for high precision measurement where no suitable mercury-free alternative is available. switches and relays switches and relays except very high accuracy capacitance and loss measurement bridges and high frequency radio frequency switches and relays in monitoring and control instruments with a maximum mercury content of 20 mg per bridge switch or relay. compact fluorescent lamps cfls for general lighting purposes 30 watts with a mercury content exceeding 5 mg per lam burner halophosphate phosphor lfls 40 watts with a mercury content exceeding 10 mg per lam and mercury clinical thermometers listed under the convention are already controlled by nea.