Brussels, 06/03/2009 (Agence Europe) - Protectionist pressures are intensifying but there has not been a flood of measures taken by countries outside the EU thus far, explained DG Trade at the European Commission, noting, however, that vigilance should be kept up. The experts made these comments in a document submitted to the 133 Committee of EU trade experts in February 2009, looking at measures planned or already implemented by the EU's main trading partners to deal with the economic crisis. The conclusion of the Doha talks would be the best ay of protecting the EU's trading interests and the multilateral system against the threat of an explosion of protectionism, adds the Commission. No fewer than 87 potentially restrictive or anti-competitive trade measures were noted in January 2009 in the EU's main trading partners broken down as follows: 13 measures in textiles, 7 in toys, 3 in telecoms, 13 in the agri-food industry, 4 in raw materials, 12 in iron, steel and other metals, 1 in pharmaceuticals, 13 in automobiles, none in services and 21 in other industries. Some 10 G20 countries are involved, led by Argentina with 22 measures, China and India (both 9), Indonesia (8), Russia (7), South Korea (5), and Canada, the United States and Turkey (3 each). Among non-G20 countries there is Vietnam with 5 measures and the Ukraine with 3 measures. (E.H. trans fl)