AMSTERDAM, July 5 (Reuters) - The European Commission has begun gathering information from industry on its use of "legacy", or slightly older generations of computer chips, in supply chains, a spokesperson said on Friday.

In emailed remarks, a spokesperson said the European Union and United States might develop "cooperative measures to address dependencies or distortionary effects."

The remarks follow a Reuters report on Friday that the Commission had begun a survey of the European semiconductor industry in light of a rapid build-out of legacy chipmaking capacity in China by companies with state support. (Reporting by Toby Sterling, Editing by Louise Heavens)