FRANKFURT, June 12 (Reuters) - Mercedes Benz

has taken note of the European Commission's provisional

imposition of tariffs of up to 38.1% on imported Chinese

electric vehicles, the German carmaker said on Wednesday, adding

fair and free global trade was essential.

"As an exporting nation, what we do not need are increasing

barriers to trade. We should work on dismantling trade barriers

in the spirit of the World Trade Organisation," CEO Ola

Kaellenius said in a statement.