Advocacy Actions
Meeting with State Administration of Taxation on Implementation of the Law on Environmental Protection Tax
The European Chamber has been closely tracking this transition from a fee-based regime to a tax-based one and its impact on European business in China. On 26 January 2017, the Chamber submitted comments on the Implementing Regulations of the Law on Environmental Protection Tax (Draft for Comments) during a public consultation initiated by the State Administration of Taxation. To help members understand the essence of the transition, the European Chamber invited Deputy Director General Sun Qun, Department of Property and Behaviour Tax of SAT, to interpret the Implementing Regulations of the Law on Environmental Protection Tax, and its enforcement plans and relevant guidance, followed by a roundtable discussion with members.
Read moreMeeting with Shanghai FDA Department of Medical Devices Supervision
Meeting with Shanghai FDA Department of Medical Device Supervision on recalls of medical devices
Read moreSeminar with Shanghai Municipal Bureau of Quality and Technical Supervision on Standardisation
DDG of Shanghai Municipal Bureau of Quality and Technical Supervision visited European Chamber Shanghai Chapter and met with representatives of multiple working groups.
Read moreMeeting with Vice Chairman Zhaoxing Wang, CBRC
President of the Chamber led a delegation and met with Vice Chairman Wang Zhaoxing of the China Banking Regulatory Commission, CBRC.
Read morePresentation to H.e. Mr. Denis Ducarme, Belgian Minister for Agriculture and SMEs
Mr Rafael Jimenez Buendia, Senior Advisor of the EU SME Centre and Mr Xavier Lluis Sans Powell, Director of Government Affairs of the European Chamber and Senior Policy & Advocacy Manager of the EU SME Centre met with a Belgian delegation led by H.E.Mr Denis Ducarme, Belgian Minister for Agriculture and SMEs.
Read moreMeeting with Beijing Municipal Commission of Housing and Urban-Rural Development on the Development of Construction Industry in Beijing
To help member companies capture new opportunities emerging from the new opening-up policies, the Chamber invited officials from the Beijing Municipal Commission of Housing and Urban-Rural Development to provide a review of Beijing’s construction sector in 2017 and an outlook for the new year, followed by insights on the implementation of the pilot plan in Beijing as well as roundtable discussion with the members.
Meeting with China Economic Cooperation Center
Mats Harborn, President of the Chamber had a meeting with Vice President Liu Jinghua of China Economic Cooperation Center (CECC) .
Read moreComments on the NPCs draft "Law on Basic Public Care and Promotion of Health"
The Healthcare Equipment (HCE) Working Group submitted comments to the draft "Law on Basic Public Care and Promotion of Health" of the National People's Congress (NPC).
Read moreMeeting with Mr Ellis Mathews, Head of Division, EEAS
The Vice-President of the European Chamber Mr Horgan met with Mr Ellis Mathews, Head of Division for China, Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan, Mongolia at the European External Action Service.
Read moreComments on NPC's Draft of Law on Soil Pollution Prevention and Control
In December 2017, the National People's Congress (NPC) issued the Law on Soil Pollution Prevention and Control (Draft for Second Deliberation) for public consultation.
The European Chamber's Environment Working Group, Petrochemicals, Chemicals & Refining Working Group and Corporate Social Responsibility Forum on behalf of member companies, submitted their consolidated comments to NPC.