China has agreed to resume shipments of key chips for Europe’s automotive sector, the EU’s top trade official announced on Saturday.

The Chinese government will grant exemptions to the strict licensing requirements that were introduced following the seizure of Dutch-based Nexperia, provided that purchasers promise to only use the semiconductors for civilian purposes, EU Trade Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič said in a post on X.

The Dutch government in October seized control of Nexperia, a subsidiary of Chinese firm Wingtech produces semiconductors that are widely used in the European automotive sector. Nexperia is headquartered in Nijmegen in the northeast of the Netherlands.

The Dutch government announced on Thursday that the trade truce reached between Washington and Beijing would enable the resumption of exports of Nexperia’s chips from China.

A spokesperson for China’s Ministry of Commerce said on Saturday that the Dutch government has yet to take any concrete actions concerning the seizure of Nexperia, and that Beijing had agreed to a request from the Dutch Economy Ministry to send officials to China for discussions.

“The source and responsibility for the current chaos in the global semiconductor supply chain lie with the Netherlands,” said the Chinese ministry spokesperson.

Šefčovič said he is in close engagement with both the Chinese and Dutch authorities in order to establish a “lasting, stable” consensus that ensures the full restoration of semiconductor flows.