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the latest response from the ministry of commerce.

according to the ministry of commerce website on the 8th, the ministry of commerce spokesperson answered reporters' questions about the netherlands' semiconductor export controls.

the ministry of commerce said that china has noticed the relevant situation. recently, china and the netherlands have conducted multi-level and multi-frequency communication and consultation on the issue of semiconductor export control. on the basis of the 2023 semiconductor export control measures, the netherlands has further expanded the scope of control on lithography machines, and china is dissatisfied with this. in recent years, in order to maintain its global hegemony, the united states has continuously generalized the concept of national security and coerced individual countries to tighten semiconductor and equipment export control measures, which seriously threatens the stability of the global semiconductor industry chain and supply chain and seriously damages the legitimate rights and interests of relevant countries and enterprises. china firmly opposes this.

the netherlands should, based on maintaining international economic and trade rules and the overall situation of china-netherlands economic and trade cooperation, respect market principles and the spirit of contract, avoid relevant measures that hinder the normal cooperation and development of the two countries' semiconductor industries, not abuse export control measures, and effectively safeguard the common interests of chinese and dutch companies and both sides, and maintain the stability of the global semiconductor industry chain and supply chain.

on september 6, lithography machine giant asml issued a statement on its official website saying that the dutch government has announced new export regulations for immersion duv lithography machines, which will take effect from september 7.

under the updated licensing requirements, and pursuant to § 734.4.(a).(3) of the u.s. export administration regulations, asml will need to apply for an export license from the netherlands government, rather than the u.s. government, to ship its twinscan nxt:1970i and 1980i duv immersion lithography systems. the dutch export licensing requirements already apply to twinscan nxt:2000i and subsequent duv immersion systems. sales of asml's extreme ultraviolet (euv) systems are also subject to licensing requirements.

it is worth noting that recently, ubs downgraded asml's stock rating from "buy" to "neutral" and lowered its target price from 1,050 euros to 900 euros. the adjustment was made against the backdrop of market expectations that the company's earnings per share growth rate will slow down.