In a much-anticipated announcement, the National People's Congress released for public consultation on 3rd July the second draft amendments to the Patent Law. Significant changes include the introduction of a Patent Linkage system and a Supplemental Protection Period. These issues have long been discussed but there had been no further information released since the Supplemental Protection Period had been included in the previous draft on 4th January 2019.

The draft amendments to the Patent Law are open for public opinion until 16th August 2020. If you would like to send in comments through the chamber, please kindly submit your comments to sthe@europeanchamber.com.cn by 7th August.

The European Chamber is delighted to invite Ms Katherine Wang, Partner of Ropes & Gray life science group, to provide our members with a brief introduction on the second draft amendments of the Patent Law, with a focus on measures especially related to the pharmaceutical sectors.

• 2020-07-30 | 11:30 - 13:00
• Zoom online meeting

环境和能源工作组邀请国家节能中心杨博副主任和张云鹏处长与会员企业分享我国节能进展情况，主要节能政策，及中心正在开展的绿色化改造项目，并向会员介绍进博会节能环保专区的情况。

• 2020-07-27 | 15:00 - 17:30
• European Chamber Beijing Office and ZOOM Online

Advanced Excel training

• 2020-07-23 | 09:00 - 16:30
• Online (webinar link will be shared prior to the event)

Pharmaceutical Working Group Meeting: Presentation on the Understanding and Reflection of National Health Insurance Negotiation (Chinese language only) 关于国家医保谈判的认识和思考 （中文会议）

• 2020-07-22 | 09:30 - 11:00
• online

A & A WG warmly invite you to join out next Quarterly Work & Activities Meeting on July 21st, from 10:00 am to 12:00 at EUCCC office, followed by a casual networking lunch

• 2020-07-21 | 10:00 - 12:00
• Beijing Lufthansa Center, Office C405

On 1st June the long-expected Civil Code is published at the third session of the 13th National People's Congress. The new code is an amalgamation of existing civil laws and sprawls across seven chapters and 1,260 articles. It is the first time the People’s Republic of China has codified its legal system.

The Civil Code will take effect on 1 January 2021, and when it takes effect, it will abolish, among other laws, the General Provisions of the PRC Civil Law, the PRC Marriage Law, the PRC Guarantee Law, the PRC Contract Law, the PRC Property Law and the PRC Tort Liability Law.

The European Chamber is delighted to announce its series of upcoming working group meetings and events on the Civil Code. Starting off, we are pleased to invite Mr Feng Jing who will introduce our member changes regarding the Contract Law which may dramatically impact a company’s daily operation.

• 2020-07-21 | 15:00 - 16:30
• European Chamber Beijing Office

Since the year 2020, Chinese government has been expediting the development of new infrastructure projects, such as construction of 5G networks and data centers. More recently, in the government work report released on 22nd May, the development of new infrastructure was further proposed as one of the national strategies in an effort to unify the market, boost domestic demands, spur digital economy and accelerate industry restructuring.

• 2020-07-17 | 15:00 - 16:40
• Zoom Online Meeting

On 3rd July, the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPCSC) initiated the public consultation on the Export Control Law (Second Draft), which represents the beginning of a new regulatory regime in China. What is the difference between the first draft and the second one? What does it mean to European business in China? How could we navigate the current legislative and administrative framework?

The Legal and Competition Working Group is delighted to invite you to our next working group meeting with Mr REN Qing, Partner of Global Law Office.

• 2020-07-17 - 2020-07-17 | 10:00 - 11:30
• European Chamber Beijing Office C405 & Zoom Online

On 15th July, the European Chamber CSR Forum and HR Forum are honored to support UN Woman for the online training “Do You Know Gender?” with Liu Bohong, Professor of China Women's University, Former Researcher and Deputy Director of the Women's Studies Institute of China.

• 2020-07-15 | 14:00 - 15:30
• Online

The COVID-19 crisis has given a boost to the use of online platforms such as Zoom, online gaming and other online expressions which has underpinned tendencies that were already in place. This has further consolidated the importance of data centres in the current times. The European Chamber is delighted to invite you to a Joint Working Group meeting held between the Construction and ICT working groups on the topic of the future of Data Centres and the new developments under the New Infrastructure Plan, giving a Market, Policy and Construction Analysis.
Register here online or email Ms. Yiran Chen at intern008@europeanchamber.com.cn before Tuesday, 14 July, COB. You will receive a confirmation email containing the link to join the meeting via Zoom after registration closes.

• 2020-07-15 | 10:00 - 11:30
• Zoom