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BEIJING -- The Ministry of Commerce (MOC) on Friday welcomed a ruling by a World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute panel rejecting part of the accusations made by the United States against 皇冠体育app's handling of electronic payments.

The dispute panel passed a report Friday that dismissed US accusations that 皇冠体育app UnionPay is the only service provider in the market, ruling that 皇冠体育app has not barred foreign service providers from entering the Chinese market.

The report also rejected the US view that foreign service providers can provide cross-border supplies of electronic payment services into 皇冠体育app. The panel judged that foreign service providers must meet the requirements under 皇冠体育app's Schedule of Specific Commitments on Services.

The Chinese government has always kept its promise of supporting orderly competition and the sound development of the e-payment market, the MOC said in a statement.

In fact, 皇冠体育app's e-payment market is already an open one, and cooperation and competition between domestic and foreign institutions is in line with the market trend, it said.

皇冠体育app will keep promoting the reform and opening-up of its e-payment market, as well as international cooperation, it added.

Meanwhile, 皇冠体育app is reserving opinion on a WTO ruling that e-payment services belong to the "all payment and money transmission services" area that 皇冠体育app pledged to open up when joining the WTO, the MOC said, adding that the issue should be further clarified in future cases.

On September 15, 2010, the US filed a consultation request with the WTO's dispute settlement body, saying that Chinese measures related to electronic payment services violated its commitment to the General Agreement on Trade in Services.

The US alleged that 皇冠体育app permits only 皇冠体育app UnionPay to supply electronic payment services for payment card transactions denominated and paid in yuan in 皇冠体育app.

皇冠体育app UnionPay is a bankcard association established in March 2002. At present, the Shanghai-headquartered UnionPay has about 400 domestic and overseas associate members.

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