The EC further claimed that in the July consultations, it had tried to convince Canada that the measures were justified, and that just as Canada broke off consultations, it (the EC) was in the process of submitting substantial scientific data in favour of the asbestos ban.
欧共体进一步声称，在7月的协商中，它曾试图说服加拿大，这些措施是合理的，而且就在加拿大中断协商的时候，欧共体正在提交支持禁止石棉的大量科学数据。