Advocacy Actions
European Chamber and EU SME Centre represented in the DG GROW-MIIT Plenary
On 9th November, the European Chamber and the EU SME Centre were represented in the 10th Plenary session between the Directorate-General for Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs (GROW) and the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT).
Read moreMeeting with Hubei Vice Governor on Future Cooperation
Meeting with Hubei Vice Governor on Future Cooperation
Read moreEuropean Chamber representatives meet the Head of Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans
On 6th November, European Chamber representatives met with the Head of Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans.
Read moreMeeting with Ms Aleksandra Kozlowska, First Secretary, Mr Philipp Barth, Counsellor, and Ms Mervi Kahlos, First Counsellor, Trade Section, European Delegation, on the Re-opening Up of the 60GHz frequency in China
The European Chamber met with Ms Aleksandra Kozlowska, First Secretary, Mr Philipp Barth, Counsellor, and Ms Mervi Kahlos, First Counsellor, Trade Section, European Union Delegation to China, on the Re-opening Up of the 60GHz frequency in China.
Read moreMeeting with the European Banking Federation (EBF)
On November 5, at 4.15 pm, several representatives from the Banking & Securities Working Group of the European Chamber met key representatives from the European Banking Federation (EBF) as well as one representative from the European Commission to discuss the next steps in their cooperation.
Read moreMeeting with Deputy Director General of Zhejiang Provincial Department of Commerce on Establishing A High-level Communication Mechanism
Meeting with Deputy Director General of Zhejiang Provincial Department of Commerce on Establishing A High-level Communication Mechanism
Read moreRoundtable with MOFCOM Official on European Business Operations in China
Roundtable with MOFCOM Official on European Business Operations in China
Read moreMeeting with Mr. Damien Plan, Counsellor for Agriculture, EUD and Mr. François Blanc, Counsellor for Agriculture, French Embassy
AFB WG key members had a meeting with Mr. Damien Plan, Counsellor for Agriculture, EUD and Mr. François Blanc, Counsellor for Agriculture, French Embassy and presented some current issues that they have.
Read moreMeeting EU Delegation Trade/ IP Officer
On 4th November, European Chamber IPR working group chair Filippo Sticonni and vice-chair Reinout van Malenstein met with the EU Delegation Trade and IP officer Helene Juramy.
Read moreMeeting with EUD DG Trade on Challenges for the Medical Device Industry
Shanghai members of the Healthcare Equipment (HCE) Working Group hold a meeting with Mr Ch. Saurenbach, Officer at the Trade Section of the Eurorpean Delegation to China, on challenges for the medical device industry in China.
The member companies reported of their challenges in the highly regulated medical device market, especially for medium-sized companies without large regulatory affairs and government affairs / market access departments.
Registration (market approval) is costly and takes a long time. Though basically Chinese regulations are in line with European ones, details during the registration may be cumbersome.
China has adopted a strict policy of cost-saving in the medical sector, making market access for high-quality European medical devices more difficult.
The homecare market in China is underdeveloped, providing changes in the future, but requiring adaption of the regulatory system, which in the moment puts most resources in large public hospitals.