China new net November 16 He Yadong, spokesman of the Ministry of Commerce, said at a regular press conference that the European Commission's sampling standards for the anti-subsidy investigation of China's electric vehicles are not compliant, the sampling process is not transparent, the sampling results are unfair, and the relevant practices are suspected of violating WTO rules and EU laws, which is a discriminatory choice against Chinese electric vehicle companies and will seriously distort the results of the subsidy investigation. The Ministry of Commerce held a press conference on the 16th, at which the spokesman introduced the recent key work in the commercial field and answered questions from journalists. A reporter asked at the meeting that recently, the EU investigation agency released the sampling results of the anti-subsidy investigation on electric vehicles in China. It is reported that the EU changed its usual practice in the sampling process and only selected three local Chinese companies, which caused dissatisfaction in the industry. What is China's comment?
He Yadong said that China noticed that the European Commission did not use the representative criterion of maximum export volume in the anti-subsidy investigation of electric vehicles in China, and only selected three local Chinese enterprises as sample enterprises. The European Commission's sampling standards are not compliant, the sampling process is not transparent, the sampling results are unfair, and the relevant practices are suspected of violating WTO rules and EU laws, which is a discriminatory choice against Chinese electric vehicle companies and will seriously distort the results of the subsidy investigation.
In addition, the Commission excludes EU Member States with the highest production and sales in its sample of EU industries. This practice is against the norm, and the sampling results simply cannot represent the objective situation of the industry in the league. The European Commission launched its own anti-subsidy investigation in the face of clear opposition from the industry within the Union, falsely claiming that Chinese electric vehicles threaten to harm the EU electric vehicle industry, completely ignoring the close cooperation between the Chinese and European automotive industries.
He Yadong stressed that the Chinese industry is strongly disappointed and dissatisfied with the European Commission's practice of presetting the investigation results and operating behind closed doors. China urges the EU side to strictly abide by WTO rules and EU laws, correct its wrong practices as soon as possible, ensure the investigation is open, fair, fair and compliant, and fully protect the legitimate rights and interests of relevant companies.
