EU Restricts Chinese Companies From Certain Tenders for Medical Devices

Our aim with these measures is to level the playing field for EU businesses,' said EU Trade Commissioner Maros Sefcovic.

European Union flags flutter outside the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels on April 20, 2016. Francois Lenoir/Reuters

The European Commission has restricted Chinese companies from certain EU public tenders for medical devices, in a response to unfair market access for EU firms in China.

On Friday, the European Commission introduced a measure after an investigation under the International Procurement Instrument, effective since August 2022, marking its first use to ensure fair access for EU companies to global procurement markets, it announced in a June 19 statement.