Advocacy Actions
Comments on Anti-unfair Competition Law (Draft Revision)
The European Chamber submitted consolidated comments from member companies to the National People's Congress on Anti-unfair Competition Law (Draft Revision).
Read moreMeeting with Mr. Mao Zhongliang, Deputy Director from the Shanghai Administration for Industry & Commerce Supervision Bureau
On March 1st, 2017, Mr. Mao Zhongliang, Deputy Director from the Shanghai Administration for Industry & Commerce Supervision Bureau, gave a speech on “The Devil Lays In Law Enforcement And Practical Guidelines On Compliance For Auto Industry” at the Auto components working group meeting in Shanghai. In his presentation, Mr. Mao introduced the definition and constitutive elements of commercial bribery in law enforcement with cases from different sectors, and Mr. Mao invited industry experts in compliance and Anti-Unfair Competition Law illustrated the importance of compliance management system construction and different effective tools for compliance management. At the end of the seminar, Mr. Mao commented on some cases troubling corporate members, and answered some questions.
Read moreEU Tour – Meeting with Automotive and Auto components working group, DG GROW
Serafino introduced the purpose of the EU Tour as well as the Auto components working group activities and the Position Paper on market access related issues. Florence introduced the Automotive working group KRs one by one. Referring the re-manufacturing, DG Trade has introduced chamber to follow up a sheet to fill in and provide the industry evidence on trade negotiations needed which is also related with electronic waste treatment and the correct definition of re-manufacturing.
Read moreEU Tour – Meeting with Andrew Coop, Policy Officer, DG Trade
Serafino introduced the purpose of the EU Tour as well as the Auto components working group activities and the Position Paper on IPR related issues. As the research and development work of the auto parts are not visible enough as consumer product to the end users, consumers have not very well recognition of the genius products. Fake products will not only harm the Chinese market and Chinese consumers but also the international market as the effect brought by trade. Manage and track the fake product by country of destination is not a wise way but by country of production.
Serafino also suggested DG Trade to set up mechanism to track and evaluate the bilateral IP dialogue progress and QT advised DG Trade to follow closely the Ecommerce Law updates with the EU Delegation in China and Chamber.
EU Tour – Meeting with CLEPA
Serafino introduced the purpose of the meeting and then quickly went through the progress of auto components position paper related policy development in China related to NDRC, MOT and MOFCOM.
IAM Desk and Auto Components Working Group Position Paper 2016 Presented to Mr. Tang Jiansheng, Deputy Secretary-General of the Shanghai Consumer Council
Ms. Tiantian Qi, Senior Business Manager of the Independent Auto Aftermarket (IAM) Desk and Auto Components Working Group, presented the IAM Desk and Auto Components Working Group Position 2016 to Mr. Tang Jiansheng, Deputy Secretary-General of the Shanghai Consumer Council on 9 December 2016. Mr. Tang and Tiantian exchanged suggestions on how to strengthen the cooperation between the Shanghai Consumer Council and the members of the European Chamber Auto Components Working Group. The European Chamber looks forward to future dialogues between Mr. Tang and members of the Auto Components Working Group as agreed to follow up in early 2017.
Read moreMeeting with the Bureau of Price Supervision and Anti-Monopoly of NDRC
Ms. Tiantian Qi, Senior Business Manager at the Chamber and Mr. Serafino Bartolozzi, Chairman of the Independent Auto Aftermarket (IAM) Desk and Auto Components Working Group, presented the IAM Desk Position 2016 to Mr. Xu Xinyu, Division Director of the Bureau of Price Supervision and Anti-Monopoly, NDRC.
Mr. Xu and Mr. Bartolozzi exchanged suggestions on how to strengthen the cooperation between the Bureau of Price Supervision and Anti-Monopoly of NDRC and the members of the European Chamber IAM Desk and discussed the auto sector anti-monopoly supervision plans and automotive sector AML guidelines. The European Chamber looks forward to future dialogues between Mr. Xu and members of the IAM Desk as agreed to follow up in early 2017.
After this meeting, the IAM Desk Position Paper 2016 was presented to Mr. Zhang Handong, Director General of the Bureau of Price Supervision and Anti-Monopoly of NDRC, Mr. Zhang carefully read through the content and suggested the team to take some content to its annual report.
Meeting with Mr. Bojan Pavlek, First Secretary, Trade Section of the Delegation of the European Union
Ms. Tiantian Qi, Senior Business Manager at the Chamber and Mr. Serafino Bartolozzi, Chairman of the Independent Auto Aftermarket (IAM) Desk and Auto Components Working Group, meet up with Mr. Bojan Pavlek, First Secretary, Trade Section of the Delegation of the European Union and discussed the EU Tour lobbying plans as well as the 2017 priorities.
Read moreAuto Components Position Paper presented to Mr. Mao Zhongliang, Deputy Director of the Shanghai Administration for Industry & Commerce Supervision Bureau
Mrs. Tiantian Qi, Business Manager of the Independent Auto Aftermarket (IAM) Desk and Auto Components Working Group, presented the IAM Desk Position 2016 to Mr. Mao Zhongliang, Deputy Director of the Shanghai Administration for Industry & Commerce Supervision Bureau. Mr. Mao and Mrs. Qi exchanged suggestions on how to strengthen the cooperation between the Shanghai AIC Supervision Bureau and the members of the European Chamber. The European Chamber looks forward to future dialogues between Mr. Mao and members of the IAM Desk.
Read moreGovernment Meeting with Mr. Jie Huang, Department of Treaty & Law, Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM)
Tiantian greeted Mr. Li Ming and welcomed his comments raised during the panel session to the increased online sales counterfeit and E commerce platform responsibilities.
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