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Viewing cable 06SINGAPORE3145, SINGAPORE: TRADE AGREEMENT MONITORING AND

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
06SINGAPORE3145 2006-10-02 07:45 2011-08-25 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED Embassy Singapore
VZCZCXRO6214
RR RUEHCHI RUEHDT RUEHHM RUEHNH
DE RUEHGP #3145/01 2750745
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
R 020745Z OCT 06
FM AMEMBASSY SINGAPORE
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 1411
INFO RUCPDOC/DEPT OF COMMERCE WASHDC
RUEHRC/DEPT OF AGRICULTURE WASHDC
RUCNASE/ASEAN MEMBER COLLECTIVE
UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 SINGAPORE 003145 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR EB/TPP/MTA EKOCH 
STATE PASS USTR FOR JJENSEN AND HIRSH 
COMMERCE FOR TCC/4110 
USDA FOR ITP/FAS/BERTSCH 
 
E.O. 12356: N/A 
TAGS: ETRD ECON EINV SN
SUBJECT: SINGAPORE: TRADE AGREEMENT MONITORING AND 
COMPLIANCE 
 
REF: STATE 152063 
 
1.  The following responds to reftel questions concerning 
our efforts to monitor trade agreements and to respond to 
trade barrier complaints from U.S. businesses and other 
sources. 
 
2.  DESCRIPTION OF HOW POST IS CURRENTLY ORGANIZED FOR 
MONITORING AGREEMENTS AND RESPONDING TO FOREIGN TRADE 
BARRIER COMPLAINTS, INCLUDING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF TEAMS AT 
POSTS. 
 
The U.S.-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (FTA) came into 
effect January 1, 2004.  It includes several phased-in 
commitments related to intellectual property (implemented 
in 2004 and 2005), financial services (being implemented 
through 2008), and a new competition law (being implemented 
through 2007).  For both compliance monitoring and 
complaint response, we employ a team approach that entails 
regular communication and coordination among relevant 
sections and agencies, including the Economic/Political and 
Public Affairs sections, FCS, FAS, and DHS.  We remain in 
close communication with concerned agencies in Washington, 
including USTR, Commerce, Agriculture, and State.  Our Law 
Enforcement Council (LEC), which meets biweekly and is 
chaired by the DCM, is an additional vehicle for tracking 
compliance and complaint-related issues.  Ensuring that 
Singapore fulfills commitments on customs and environmental 
cooperation can enhance bilateral law enforcement 
cooperation, particularly in detecting and interdicting 
illegal shipments. 
 
3.  NAME OF A CONTACT PERSON AT POST TO COORDINATE POSTQS 
PERIODIC COMPLIANCE REPORTING, FIELD GENERAL COMPLIANCE 
INQUIRIES, AND ENSURE COMPLAINTS ARE REPORTED PROMPTLY TO 
RELEVANT WASHINGTON AGENCIES. 
 
Overall Compliance and Complaint Coordinating Officer: 
 
Paul Horowitz 
Senior Economic Officer and Economic Unit Chief 
Tel: +65 6476 9344 
Fax: +65 6476 9389 
e-mail: HorowitzPD@state.gov 
 
Foreign Commercial Service: 
 
Scott Pozil 
Deputy Commercial Officer 
Tel: +65 6476 9435 
Fax: +65 6476 9080 
e-mail: Scott.Pozil@mail.doc.gov 
 
Foreign Agriculture Service: 
 
Jonathan Gressel 
Agricultural Counselor (resident in Kuala Lumpur) 
Tel: +603 2168 5082 
Fax: +603 2168 5023 
e-mail: Jonathan.Gressel@USDA.gov 
 
4.  DESCRIPTION OF COMPLAINT RESPONSE ACTIVITIES AT POST, 
INCLUDING EXAMPLES OF RECENT COMPLIANCE SUCCESSES AND 
ONGOING COMPLIANCE ISSUES. 
 
With some exceptions, SingaporeQs implementation of its FTA 
commitments has proceeded smoothly.  During the first 18 
months of the FTA, for example, we worked closely with USTR 
to ensure that Singapore was in full compliance with its 
legal and regulatory obligations for the protection of 
intellectual property.  This involved regular dialogue with 
Singapore government officials, at both the working and 
senior levels, and resulted in additional amendments to 
SingaporeQs Copyright Act.  Some U.S. companies continue to 
complain about copyright and trademark infringements by 
Singaporean companies; in most cases, these disputes have 
been resolved amicably.  The majority of U.S. firms find 
Singapore's strong IPR regime an attractive element of 
doing business here.  Citing IPR protection as a key 
consideration, several companies, among them Lucas Films, 
Schering-Plough, Dell, Sybase, and Welch Allyn, recently 
decided to make new or enlarge investments here. 
 
5.  We used SingaporeQs FTA commitment to conform with the 
WTO Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Agreement as leverage 
 
SINGAPORE 00003145  002 OF 002 
 
 
to re-open the countryQs market to boneless cuts of U.S. 
beef in January 2006.  This entailed multiple discussions 
between USDA, State, USTR, and SingaporeQs food safety 
officials, and senior-level visits by both sides.  We are 
currently working on access for bone-in cuts of U.S. beef, 
as well as variety meats.  However, despite repeated 
interventions by USDA and the Embassy, Singapore continues 
to apply non-science-based standards for salmonella and 
staph aureus in raw meats, and misapplies Codex testing 
guidelines for canned soup that have harmed U.S. exports. 
We expect to raise these issues in the annual FTA review. 
 
6.  We continue to press Singapore to comply with its 
telecommunications-related FTA commitments.  In particular, 
SingaporeQs regulator has failed to fully implement 
requirements (first issued in December 2003) that would 
give U.S. carriers access to local-leased (or "last mile") 
circuits comparable to that available to the dominant 
carrier, SingTel.  Ongoing discussions, including at our 
first and second annual reviews of the FTA, have yielded 
positive results in terms of SingaporeQs wholesale pricing 
obligations, but access issues remain unresolved. 
 
7. DESCRIPTION OF PROACTIVE MONITORING EFFORTS AT POST. 
 
In addition to the LEC and other coordinating activities, 
we employ a variety of tools to ensure proactive monitoring 
of the FTA.  The Economic Unit maintains an "FTA 
Implementation Matrix."  This 20-page spreadsheet tracks 
each of SingaporeQs key FTA commitments according to 
relevant FTA articles and annexes, the implementing 
Singapore government agency, and the progress made in each 
area.  USTR uses this document to prepare for our annual 
FTA reviews.  We continually monitor SingaporeQs regulatory 
and legal changes relevant to the FTA, many of which are 
issued in draft form for public comment, and alert 
Washington to these developments. 
 
8.  We take advantage of regular visits by Washington 
officials to raise FTA compliance and complaint issues with 
the Singapore government.  Recent visitors such as USTR 
Schwab, DUSTR Bhatia, Commerce Deputy Secretary Sampson, 
and USDA Deputy Under Secretary Lambert all emphasized the 
importance of full FTA implementation. 
 
9.  Congressionally mandated annual reports such as the 
National Trade Estimates Report of Foreign Trade Barriers, 
the Investment Climate Statement, the Special 301 Report 
(IPR), the 1377 Review of Telecommunications Trade 
Agreements, and USDAQs Global Agriculture Information 
Network (GAIN) offer regular opportunities to assess 
Singapore's progress in fulfilling its FTA obligations. 
FTA implementation is a key performance indicator in our 
Mission Performance Plan.  We also consult regularly with 
U.S. business representatives, the local American Chamber 
of Commerce, and the U.S.-ASEAN Business Council. 
 
FERGIN