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The European trade organization SolarPower Europe has suspended the exclusion procedure against Chinese inverter and battery manufacturer Huawei.
At the time, the association said the move followed a decision by the European Commission to limit meetings with industry groups including Huawei to their members.
SolarPower Europe said Huawei has not been excluded after it agreed to limit its participation in certain association activities.
“Huawei has committed not to actively participate in SolarPower Europe’s activities to ensure that SolarPower Europe maintains unrestricted access to EU institutions and other stakeholders and can conduct its activities without restriction,” a SolarPower Europe spokesperson said. pv magazine. “This includes not participating in the workstreams of SolarPower Europe or the Advocacy Committee.”
The European Commission has decided to sever contact with industry associations representing Huawei’s interests, citing an ongoing corruption investigation into the company.
“SolarPower Europe is fully committed to maintaining the highest ethical standards in all our activities. We strongly condemn any form of bribery or corruption as set out in SolarPower Europe’s Articles of Association“, said the association spokesperson.
The Chinese PV inverter supplier has previously denied wrongdoing, to report that it “takes a zero-tolerance approach to bribery and corruption.”
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