Singapore legislation
Regulation 4
Regulation 4
Principles of national treatment and non-discrimination
Subregulation 1
A reference in these Regulations to the principles of national treatment and non‑discrimination is a reference to the following principles:
that the goods and services of a relevant State or a relevant Protocol State are not to be treated less favourably than Singapore goods and services or the goods and services of any other relevant State or relevant Protocol State;
that an applicable supplier is not to be treated less favourably than any other applicable supplier;
that an applicable supplier established in Singapore is not to be treated less favourably than any other applicable supplier established in Singapore on the basis of the degree of foreign affiliation or ownership; (d)that an applicable supplier established in Singapore is not to be discriminated against on the basis of the country of production of the goods or services offered by that particular supplier, if the country of production is a relevant State or a relevant Protocol State.
Subregulation 2
Despite anything in these Regulations, the principles of national treatment and non‑discrimination do not apply to any of the following:
the imposition of customs duty, or any charge on or in connection with the import of goods;
the method of levying such duty or charge;
any act the performance of which is required by any written law relating to import of goods, and any act incidental to or consequential upon such requirement.