The transparency of Singapore’s trade regime is enhanced by regular notifications to WTO bodies and committees. Singapore has introduced a number of changes to its SPS requirements, as notified to the SPS Committee. The BSE-related import restrictions (i.e. six years of non-detection of BSE before re-establishing trade with a country) have been replaced by requirements based on OIE guidelines. The TBT regime remains substantially unchanged. A specific trade concern was raised in the TBT Committee regarding Singapore’s announcement that it would consider a plain packaging requirement for tobacco products. A public consultation on this matter was held until March 2016; its outcome is pending.