Advocacy Actions
President Mats Harborn Visited Various European Officials in Brussels
President Mats Harborn Visited Brussels and Met with Cecilia Malmström, European Union Trade Commissioner, Michael Clauss, former German Ambassador to China, Zhang Ming, Chinese Ambassador to the EU, as well as Ann Mettler and Sylvia Hartleif of the European Political Strategy Centre.
Read moreComments to NPC on the Patent Law (Draft Amendment)
The European Chamber submitted collated comments on the draft amendment of the Patent Law to the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress.
Read moreComments to SAMR on the Provisions of Prohibiting Monopolistic Agreements (Draft for Comment)
The European Chamber submitted collated comments on the draft Provisions of Prohibiting Monopolistic Agreements to the State Administration for Market Regulation.
Chamber Presents Position Paper to Director General of Nanjing Bureau of Commerce
On 18th January, Bernhard Weber, Chairman of European Chamber’s Nanjing Chapter, met with Mr Qiuyun Kong, Director General of Nanjing Bureau of Commerce.
Read morePosition Paper Presentation to Deputy Mayor of Xuzhou Municipal Government
On 17th January, Bernhard Weber, Chairman of European Chamber’s Nanjing Chapter, led member representatives to visit Donghai Xu, Deputy Mayor of Xuzhou Municipal Government.
Read moreEuropean Chamber Attends CCPIT Symposium
On 11th January, a European Chamber delegation was invited to attend a symposium organised by the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT). CCPIT Director Yang Ting and Director Zheng Wei welcomed the attendees and expressed appreciation for the European Chamber's responses to their questionnaire about China's business environment. At the meeting, members from Legal and Competition Working Group and Government Affairs Forum put forward recommendations on how to improve the Foreign Investment Law (Draft) and China's business environment.
Read moreMeeting with Legislative Affairs Commission of the NPC Standing Committee on the Draft Foreign Investment Law
The Legislative Affairs Committee of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress held a symposium to solicit opinions on the draft Foreign Investment Law. European Chamber representatives were invited to attend the symposium and present members’ concerns.
Read moreLunch meeting with the ECB
Mr. Mats Harborn, the vice president of the European Chamber of commerce in China had a lunch meeting with the ECB, Mr. Bernd Schnatz, Deputy Head of Division, External Developments and two other of his colleagues, Mr. David Lodge and Mr. Michel Soudan.
Read moreEuropean Chamber Comments on SCLAO's Regulation on Express Delivery
European Chamber Comments on SCLAO's Regulation on Express Delivery
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30 years of EPO - SIPO Cooperation Celebrated in Beijing: The European Chamber Contributes.
30 years of EPO - SIPO Cooperation Celebrated in Beijing: The European Chamber Contributes.
On 26th November, the European Chamber participated in the second international symposium marking the 30th Anniversary of EPO (European Patent Office) - SIPO (State Intellectual Property Office) Cooperation, this time in Beijing. The EPO and SIPO looked back at the last 30 years of joint projects and achievements, with EPO President Benoit Battistelli and SIPO Commissioner Shen Changyu once again confirming the strong links between the respective organizations and the European and Chinese patent systems.