BEIJING, July 16 (Reuters) - Chinese-funded automakers

should have fair and impartial market access to the European

Union, the China Chamber of Commerce to the EU said on

Wednesday, expressing concern that the bloc might shift from its

de-risk policy towards China towards decoupling.

The remarks came after meetings between a CCCEU auto working

group with EU trade officials in Brussels on Tuesday and

Wednesday, according to a statement from the CCCEU.

China and the EU are locked in a row over EU tariffs on

Chinese-made EVs. Efforts are underway to replace the levies

with minimum prices, but no concrete progress has been made so

far.

"The industry is closely following the progress of the

'minimum price commitment' negotiations and looks forward to

positive outcomes," the CCCEU said in the statement.

Representatives from six Chinese companies including NIO,

XPeng ( XPEV ), Xiaomi ( XIACF ), EVE Energy and Gotion High-Tech, attended the

meetings in Brussels.

The working group also expressed concern that global trade

tensions might affect the stability of the EU market, or prompt

a shift in EU policy towards China.

In particular, it noted concerns that the EU's "de-risk"

policy of reducing over-reliance on China in certain areas might

shift to a potentially more damaging de-coupling.