Advocacy Actions
Lobby Letter to Beijing Municipal Commission of Development and Reform on Port Cost
On December 12nd, the Logistics Working Group submitted a lobby letter to the Beijing Municipal Commission of Development and Reform regarding the surging cost of port operation for express delivery industry in Beijing.
Read moreSeminar on Medical Device Unique Device Identification (UDI) practice
COCIR and CDMD Desk members introduced UDI practice in Europe
Read moreMeeting with the Sourcing Centre for Medical Devices of Fujian Province on the "Two Invoice System"
The Sourcing Centre for Drugs and Medical Devices of Fujian Province hold a meeting with industry organisations to discuss management of the medical device distribution system in the province, especially the "two-invoice system".
Read moreDinner with Megan Richards, Director of Energy Policy, DG ENER, European Commission
Prior to the EU-China Renewable Energy Workshop which took place in Beijing on 12 and 13 December, Director Richards met with the European Chamber to get insights about the difficulties European companies face in the energy sector in China.
Read moreRoundtable Dialogue with Shenyang Authority
Mr. Harald Kumpfert, Chairman of the Shenyang Chapter and Ms. Marine Chen, Office Manager of the Shenyang Chapter visited the Shenyang Municipal Bureau of Foreign Trade & Economic Cooperation to participate in a roundtable dialogue with the Shenyang Municipal Bureau of Foreign Trade & Economic Cooperation, Business Environment Leading Group Office and the Shenyang Municipal Bureau of business environment construction supervision on 11th December.
Read moreMeeting with Certification and Accreditation Administration of China (CNCA) on Development and Administration of Laboratories and Inspection Bodies in China
Chamber's Quality and Safety Sub-working Group and Fashion and Leather Desk jointly visited the Department of Laboratories and Inspection Bodies of Certification and Accreditation Administration of China (CNCA) to discuss the administration and regulatory system for Laboratories and Inspection Bodies in China.
Read moreMeeting with AQSIQ and BMWi on Quality Control of Medical Devices
The Chamber’s Healthcare Equipment Working Group discussed recent developments on the quality control of medical devices with the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ) and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi).
Read moreMeeting with DDG of GAC Department of Policy and Legal Affairs
Mr. Yu Hang, the National Vice Chair of Logistics Working Group, attended the GAC’s close-door stakeholder consultation meeting on the draft version of Measures on Customs Enterprise Credit Management on Dec 7th at GAC office building.
Read moreLobby Letter to CNCA on Measures for the Administration of Certification Agencies
On 14th November 2017, the AQSIQ together with CNCA issued the Measures for the Administration of Certification Agencies. The Chamber was involved in the process of drafting through submitting consolidated comments enclosed to AQSIQ in July 2017 and the dialogue with Director General Xu Xinjian of AQSIQ’s Department of Legislation and Regulations in September. However, the regulation itself failed to reflect the comments submitted by the Chamber and the comments agreed by the AQSIQ, in which case, the Chamber submitted a formal lobby letter to remind AQSIQ to include our comments and recommendations into the implementing rules or interpretation.
Comments on CNIS' Draft of National Standard <Indicators for Green City>
In November, the China National Insitute of Standardization (CNIS) issued the National Standard <Indicators for Green City> for public consultation.
The European Chamber's Construction Working Group, Environment Working Group, Standardisation and Conformity Assessment Working Group, European Wood Desk, Quality and Safety Services Working Group, on behalf of member companies, submitted their consolidated comments to CNIS.