Advocacy Actions
Meeting with EU Delegation on the European Union-China Steel Working Group
Representatives from the Chamber met with Mr. Perez-Canado, Mr. Devigne and Mr. Klein to receive an update on recent discussions related to the EU-China Steel Working Group. The Delegation representatives stated that they expect the refugee crisis in Europe and state of steel imports from China to be the top issues at this year’s European Union Summit. They stated that during meetings on steel their Chinese counterparts had provided incomplete and discouraging answers regarding their plans to address overcapacity in the steel sector and did not seem to know whether they would just be collecting aggregate numbers from the provinces or actual firm-level data. While officials from the National Development and Reform Commission and Ministry of Industry and Information Technology are working together on follow-up actions, their plans appear to be largely focused on enforcing environmental regulations, not by enforcing quotas, fining companies or provinces that violate quotas and cutting subsidies. Major inputters into the steel industry have reported to the European Delegation that, to date, their sales levels have remained stable.
The representatives from the European Chamber of Commerce in China outlined their recent work on overcapacity, answered related questions and outlined their plans for further work in this area in 2016.
Meeting with DDG of Zhejiang International Investment Promotion Center on Future Cooperation
Meeting with Ms. Qin Fang, DDG of Zhejiang International Investment Promotion Center on Future Cooperation
Read moreFounding Ceremony of the China Food and Drug Safety Association
The founding meeting of The China Food and Drug Safety Association (FDSA) was chaired by Mr. Sun Xianze, Vice-Minister of the CFDA, and Mr. Zhang Zhikuan, Director-General of the Beijing FDA. The FDSA was formally founded, its statute decided and the council elected.
Read moreComments on “IT industry CSR guideline”
The European Chamber CSR Forum submitted comments on the “IT industry CSR guideline” to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT).
Read moreMeeting with MIIT on 2015 Telecom Catalogue
On 9 March, 2016, representatives of the European Chamber’s ICT Working Group paid a visit to the MIIT’s Information and Communication Administration Bureau on the newly released Telecom Catalogue, to seek clarifications on certain remaining questions.
Read moreMeeting with Chief of Division of International Cooperation of Shanghai Municipal Government Development Research Centre on Future Cooperation
Meeting with Mr. Zhou Shixun, Chief of Division of International Cooperation of Shanghai Municipal Government Development Research Centre on Future Cooperation
Read moreSeminar with China Electronics Standardization Institute on China RoHS II
China's new regulations on Reduction of Harmful Substances (China RoHS II) will come into force on 01.Juli 2016. COCIR hold a seminar with the China Electronics Standardization Institute (CESI) to discuss details of the new regulations.
Read moreRoundtable with MIIT on China RoHS II Regulation
08 March 2016,COCIR China Environmental FG, COCIR EHS Policy Committee Chair and an expert from Siemens HQ, we met with MIIT officials on China RoHS II and EU RoHS update.
Read moreComments on "Administration of Human Genetic Resources (Draft by the Ministry of Science and Technology)"
The European Chamber submitted comments on the "Administration of Human Genetic Resources (Draft by the Ministry of Science and Technology)" to the Legal Affairs Office of the State Council.
Read moreShanghai Commerce DG Visits Shanghai Chapter on Recent Development of Foreign Trade and Investment
Shanghai Commerce DG Shang Yuying Visits Shanghai Chapter to Discuss Recent Development of Foreign Trade and Investment
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