Advocacy Actions
Lobby Letter to Health Food Evaluation Center of CFDA on the Impact of Marking Allergens in the Warning of Labels
The Cosmetics Working Group submitted a lobby letter on the Impact of Marking Allergens in the Warning of Labels to the Evaluation Centre. Member companies faced new requirements from the experts on the products labels, which are new requirement and without transitional period given. It will have huge impact to the industry, especially the EU brands. In addition to a lobby letter to explain that there has no urgency or necessity of have such a new requirement, we also asked for a meeting to exchange with evaluation center face to face after the National Day holiday.
Read moreComments on the Second Call for Comments Draft on the Cosmetics Supervision and Administration Regulations (CSAR) By Ministry of Justice (MOJ)
Cosmetics Working Group submitted the comments on the Second Call for Comments Draft on CSAR by MOJ on 31 Aug. For this round of call for comments, MOJ only chose some associations and organizations to collect written comments, and EUCCC was one of the selected ones. It was a very good opportunity for members to raise concerns and make comments directly. Our comments was mainly about products management, ingredients management, equal treatment to imported products and information disclosure.
Read moreChamber Discusses IP Strategy at China Patent Annual Conference
Organised by the State Intellectual Property Office , on 30th-31st August in Beijing, the ninth China Patent Annual Conference brought together government leaders and industry experts from more than 30 countries to discuss the latest trends in intellectual property (IP) development.
Read moreSeminar with NIFDC, Evaluation Center and Shanghai FDA
Representatives of Cosmetics Advisory Committed (CAC) organized the 6th Annual Regulatory Conferencein Guiyang, Guizhou province this year. Representatives from NIFDC, evaluation center and Shanghai FDA attended and discussed the revision work of Safety and Technical Standards of Cosmetics, concerns of the industry in terms of products registration and evaluation, and Pudong non special imported products notification pilot. It was a good meeting for both sides which enhanced the understanding between the regulators and the industry.
Chamber Hosts Seminar on Effective IP Enforcement
On 29th August, the European Chamber’s Shanghai Chapter organised a seminar on effective intellectual property (IP) enforcement under the newly amended Anti-unfair Competition Law.
Read moreChamber Presents Market Access Issues to State Council Inspection Team in Chongqing
On 29th August, Sally Huang, general manager of the European Chamber’s Southwest Chapter, attended the Foreign Investment Symposium with a State Council inspection team. Representatives from the State Council included Qingde Fu, inspector at the State Inspection Office, Yifei Wang, deputy director of the Foreign Affairs Department at the Ministry of Commerce, and Lei Yang, cadre of the Basic Industry Department at the Development and Reform Commission in Chongqing.
Read moreChamber Talks US-China Trade Conflict with Shanghai Free Trade Zone Management Committee
European Chamber working group members spoke to Shanghai FTZ Management Committee on the impact of the US-China trade conflict
Read moreComments to the MEE's Draft Amendment to the Solid Waste Pollution Prevention Law
The European Union Chamber of Commerce welcomes the decision of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment to call for comments on the <Draft Amendment to the Solid Waste Pollution Prevention Law>. The European Chamber welcomes this Draft Amendment as a step to make solid waste pollution prevention in China more aligned with international practice. There are, however, some aspects that we would like to comment from this Draft Amendment.
Read moreLobby Letter on GACC Announcement 2018 No. 60
The European Chamber Logistics Working Group submitted a letter to the General Administration of Customs of China (GACC) on Announcement 2018 No. 60.
Lobby Letter on GACC's Customs Declaration Message Interface and Specifications for the Express Mail Clearance Management System
The European Chamber Logistics Working Group submitted a letter to the General Administration of Customs of China (GACC) on the Customs Declaration Message Interface and Specifications for the Express Mail Clearance Management System.
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