{"id":12362,"date":"2025-06-02T20:56:25","date_gmt":"2025-06-02T17:56:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mongolianews.mn\/?p=12362"},"modified":"2025-06-02T20:56:25","modified_gmt":"2025-06-02T17:56:25","slug":"eu-mulls-blocking-chinas-access-to-medical-device-procurement-bloomberg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mongolianews.mn\/?p=12362","title":{"rendered":"EU mulls blocking China\u2019s access to medical device procurement \u2013 Bloomberg"},"content":{"rendered":"

The reported move adds to escalating tit-for-tat trade tensions over protectionism between Brussels and Beijing<\/strong><\/p>\n

The European Union is examining the possibility of imposing restrictions on public procurement contracts across the bloc for Chinese medical device producers, Bloomberg reported on Monday, citing a person familiar with the plans.<\/p>\n

Brussels and Beijing have recently been locked in an escalating tit-for-tat stand-off over trade protectionism.<\/p>\n

Earlier this year, the European Commission (EC) said that a probe launched last year into alleged unfair Chinese trade practices had revealed that Beijing has been limiting access for EU medical devices and suppliers to the Chinese procurement market.<\/p>\n

Last month, China\u2019s Ministry of Commerce announced that its anti-dumping investigation into brandy imports from the EU \u2013 initiated in response to a probe by the bloc \u2013 had been extended due to the complexity of the case.<\/p>\n

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Members of the 27-nation bloc are expected to vote on the proposed measure on Monday, June 2, the unnamed source told Bloomberg. If approved, the step would mark Brussels\u2019 first action under the International Procurement Instrument (IPI), a regulation adopted in 2022 to promote reciprocity in access to public procurement markets, the news agency noted.<\/p>\n

The IPI enables the EC to introduce a range of restrictions on companies bidding for public contracts \u2013 from score adjustments in tenders to a full ban on participation.<\/p>\n

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The news comes ahead of a meeting between the two sides\u2019 top trade officials. Maros Sefcovic and Wang Wentao are reportedly expected to meet on Tuesday on the sidelines of an Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) ministerial conference in Paris.<\/p>\n

If adopted, the restrictions could further fuel ongoing trade tensions between the EU and China, opening a new front in disputes between both parties, each of which is also engaged in mounting trade frictions with the US.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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