Lobby Letter to EU Delegation on EU-China Comprehensive Agreement on Investment (CAI)

2015-09-07 | Beijing

Following the meeting with Ms. Vanderstraeten on 24 August, a lobby letter was submitted to the EU Delegation's Trade and Investment Section, summarising investment barriers facing foreign TIC companies in China, including but not limited to multiple regulatory bodies, legal establishment restrictions, burdensome administrative approval and licensing schemes, China Compulsory Certification-related problems, and other restrictive administrative practices.

This year, a string of quality and safety scandals has highlighted the importance of enhancing China's performance in this area. Improved performance can be best achieved by allowing greater market access for foreign TIC companies, which provide quality and safety services to all manufacturers and end-users. This is echoed in the position papers of seven other working groups at the European Chamber.

The Quality and Safety Services Working Group is therefore convinced that, due to the uniqueness of the TIC industry, as well as the complexity of investment barriers facing foreign TIC companies in China, relevant issues need to be tackled separately within the CAI.