据一位知情人士透露，欧盟已开始评估贸易数据以监测进口量的异常增长情况。此举是未来对来自中国及其他国家的更多商品类别实施进口配额的前奏。
The European Union began evaluating trade data to detect surges in imports, a first step toward placing quotas on additional sectors of goods being shipped from China and other countries, according to a person familiar with the matter.
这位不愿透露姓名的人士称，负责欧盟贸易事务的欧盟委员会目前正在对化工、机械等多个行业进行评估。一旦确认某类商品进口量出现激增，委员会便可采取包括配额在内的保护措施来限制进口规模。
The European Commission, which handles trade matters for the EU, is assessing various sectors including chemicals and machinery, said the person, who spoke on the condition of anonymity. If the commission detects a surge in goods it can use safeguard measures such as quotas to restrict import volumes.
该人士指出，欧盟委员会很可能会以此前与中国达成的混合动力汽车进口协议为范本，将其推广至其他行业。在该协议中，欧盟设定了每年35万辆的混合动力汽车进口上限。这意味着欧盟将努力设定一个既能控制进口量、又不会引发中方报复的合适配额水平。截至发稿时，欧盟委员会发言人尚未对置评请求作出回应。
The commission will likely use the understanding it reached with China on hybrid vehicle imports — which saw the EU announce a cap of 350,000 cars a year — as a blueprint to apply to other sectors, according to the person. That means the EU will try to find a quota high enough to dissuade Beijing from retaliating. A spokesperson for the commission didn’t immediately reply to a request for comment.
据彭博社早前报道，包括德国在内的部分国家正敦促欧盟尽快对更多中国进口商品实施配额限制，以缓解欧盟庞大的贸易逆差。德国方面则希望委员会能在今年年底前提出相关方案。
Some countries, including Germany, are pressing the EU to quickly place quotas on additional sectors of goods being imported from China to begin reducing the bloc’s massive trade deficit, Bloomberg reported earlier. Berlin was seeking proposals from the commission by the end of the year.
大量价格低廉甚至带有补贴性质的中国商品涌入欧洲市场，严重冲击了当地产业并威胁到本地就业。本周四，欧盟各国领导人将在布鲁塞尔举行会议，商讨应对贸易逆差的对策。今年9月，欧盟对华贸易逆差更是创下348亿美元的历史新高。
Low-cost and at times subsidized goods from China have been flooding the continent, eroding domestic industries and putting local jobs at risk. EU leaders are meeting in Brussels Thursday, discussing ways to address the trade deficit, which reached a record $34.8 billion in September.
该知情人士还表示，目前欧盟委员会尚未确定新一轮贸易保护措施的实施时间表，当前的首要任务是落实混合动力汽车领域的相关措施。根据协议，中国方面也将相应降低部分汽车零部件、橄榄油及冰淇淋的进口关税。
The commission doesn’t have a time frame for the new safeguard assessments, and is focusing on implementing the measures on hybrid vehicles, said the person. That agreement with China would also see Beijing cut tariffs on some auto parts, olive oil and ice cream.
该集团的执行机构计划在12月中旬举行的欧盟领导人峰会前提出一揽子提案，其中包括激励欧洲企业多样化其依赖的供应商以及应对产能过剩的相关措施。
The bloc’s executive arm is due to present a package of proposals ahead of an EU leaders’ summit in mid-December, including tools to incentivize European companies to diversify the suppliers they rely on and address overcapacity.
欧盟贸易事务负责人马罗斯·塞夫科维奇预计将于明年年初与中国方面评估进展并讨论后续步骤。欧盟还寻求改善在中国的市场准入，并简化关键矿物和永磁体的出口程序。
The EU’s trade chief, Maros Sefcovic, is due to take stock of progress and discuss next steps with his Chinese counterparts early next year. The EU is also seeking to improve market access in China and ease export procedures for critical minerals and permanent magnets.
