New Delhi (PTI): The Government on Thursday approved changes to the India-Singapore Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement deleting 16 items from the approved list that qualifies for duty elimination.

Under the changes in the Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA), given ex-post-facto approval by the Union Cabinet, 14 items have been shifted to the category of sensitive track which protects the domestic producers against tariff-free imports.

The items, which may now be subjected to import duty include discs for laser reading system, still image video camera and magnetic tapes, an official spokesperson said here.