The US has officially postponed the entry into force of additional tariffs on China, said in a statement by the representative’s apparatus at the trade talks, published on Friday night in the database of the Federal Register.

According to the statement, in accordance with the president’s directive, the US trade representative decided to amend the investigation under Article 301, which provides for possible sanctions and measures and suspends until further notice additional duties of 15% on certain goods from China planned for December 15, TASS reported.

Additional tariffs were to come into force at 00:01am local time December 15.

The United States and China reached a deal on Friday for the first phase of the trade deal.