Exchange meeting with German Consulate General in Shenyang and Foreign Affairs Office (FAO) of Shenyang Municipal People's Government on Improving Business Environment of Shenyang

German Consulate General in Shenyang, European Union Chamber of Commerce in China, German Chamber of Commerce in China held working talks with Foreign Affairs Office of Shenyang Municipal People's Government and conducted in-depth exchanges on further optimizing the construction of business environment and strengthening cooperation in various fields between Shenyang, Germany, and rest of Europe.

Meeting with CMDE on Mandatory Standard Implementation Issue

CMDE met with representatives of relevant industry associations on evaluation policy after the implementation of mandatory standards.

Insight Sharing: EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) and China’s Footstep

On 16th February, the European Chamber Finance and Taxation Working Group held a working group meeting to share insight on the European Union's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) and China’s footstep in the carbon-related tax policies.

Paolo Caridi, Policy Coordinator of DG CLIMA of the European Commission, introduced the EU’s CBAM, and Cong Zhang, Partner of Ernst & Young, provided the perspective from China side taking stock of the current tax policies in the country and sharing insight on the relevant framework discussions.

Meeting with representatives of the China Center for the Promotion of SMEs

On the 25th January 2022, ahead of a Working Group meeting on the topic of the 14th Five-Year Plan on the Development of SMEs, EU SME Centre Director Renzo Isler met with representatives of the China Centre for the Promotion of SME Development (ProSME).

Comments submitted to PBoC and SAMR on the Interim Measures for the Management of Information of Beneficial Owners of Market Entities (Draft for Comments).

SAMR (State Administration for Market Regulation) is taking joint effort with the PBOC (People’s Bank of China) on collective opinions upon the Interim Measures for the Management of Information of Beneficial Owners of Market Entities (Draft for Comments).

European Chamber Vice President Meets Director-General Yang Yingming of Ministry of Finance

On 24th January, European Chamber Vice President Guido Giacconi led an online meeting—alongside representatives from the Chamber’s Finance and Taxation Working Group, Carbon Market Sub-working Group, Healthcare Equipment Working Group and the Fashion and Leather Desk—with Director-General Yang Yingming of the Department of International Economic Relations of the Ministry of Finance (MOF), to discuss key issues and present the Chamber’s Position Paper 2021/2022.

Comments to National People's Congress (NPC) on the Company Law of the People's Republic of China (Draft Revision)

The European Chamber submitted comments to National People's Congress (NPC) on the Company Law of the People's Republic of China (Draft Revision) on 21st January.

Position Paper and Chamber Presentation to Finish CEOs and diplomats as part of the visit of Finish President H.E. Ms. Tarja Halonen

EUCCC Senior Business Manager Alex Bell made a presentation about the Position Paper and the Chamber to Finish CEOS and diplomats on May 25th.

Meeting with China Petroleum and Chemical Industrial Federation

On 21st May, Deputy Director Wang met representatives from PCR Working Group of the European Chamber of Commerce inBeijing.

Meeting with the SFDA-CMDE on the drafting of Technical Guidance Documents for X-Ray Equipment