Ministry of Commerce responds to France’s “Anti-Super Fast Fashion” Law: It has obvious trade protectionist overtones

China News Service, September 10. The Ministry of Commerce held a regular press conference on September 10 to introduce recent key work in the commercial field. At the meeting, a reporter asked: French officials recently stated that France’s “anti-superfast fashion” law is not discriminatory or targeted, and its main purpose is to protect the environment and consumers. They are willing to understand China’s concerns. What is the Ministry of Commerce’s comment on this?

In this regard, Ministry of Commerce spokesperson Huang Ling said that the "anti-superfast fashion" law and its implementation details are in the name of "environmental protection" and "sustainability", but in fact, by setting clearly directional standards and parameters, discriminatory restrictions and suppression of Chinese-funded cross-border e-commerce companies will seriously distort fair competition. France's actual practices go beyond the scope of environmental protection and have obvious trade protectionism overtones. In this regard, China has expressed serious concerns to France on many occasions.

Huang Ling once again emphasized that China has always opposed the abuse of economic and trade restrictive measures, and urged France to face up to China's position, immediately stop using the "anti-superfast fashion" law to infringe on the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese-funded enterprises, and properly handle economic and trade differences through equal dialogue. China will pay close attention to subsequent developments and resolutely take necessary measures to safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese companies.