Advocacy Actions
Phone call with Frank Schmiedel
Pablo Galvez, Construction Working Group Coordinator at the Shanghai chapter, discussed with Frank Schimiedel, First Counsellor at the EU Delegation, on matters regarding the functioning of procurement in special investment projects and how are handled by SOEs.
Read morePolicy Briefing on Yangshan Special Comprehensive Bonded Zone
Policy Briefing on Yangshan Special Comprehensive Bonded Zone
Read moreMeeting with Ministry of Industry and Information Technology & the Administration Committee of the Wujin Green Industry Cluster Demonstration Zone
On Wednesday 3rd June, Chamber representatives from the Construction Working Group, Energy Working Group, Environment Working Group and the European Wood Desk met with officials from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) and the Administration Committee of the Wujin Green Industry Cluster Demonstration Zone (under the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development (MOHURD)).
Read moreComments to MOFCOM and NDRC on Catalogue of Industries for Encouraged Foreign Investment (2019)
The European Chamber very much welcomes the MOFCOM's decision to collect opinions on the "Catalogue of Industries for Encouraged Foreign Investment (2019)". Upon careful study of the draft and consultation with its members, the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China has collated all member inputs and submitted suggestions to the MOFCOM for their consideration.
Read moreComments to the NPC on the Urban Maintenance and Construction Tax Law (Draft for Comments)
Finance & Taxation and Construction Working Groups submitted comments to the National People’s Congress on the Urban Maintenance and Construction Tax Law of the People's Republic of China.
Submitted comments to MOHURD on Code for Building Fire Protection
On 15th October 2019, the European Chamber's Construction, Energy, Environment and Petrochemicals, Chemicals and Refining working groups submitted comments to the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development on "Code for Building Fire Protection", one of the standards released as part of "40 National Standards for Housing and Urban-Rural Engineering Projects".
Read moreSubmitted comments on MOHURD's "Technical Standards for Substations of 20kV and Below"
On 29th July, the European Chamber's Construction and Energy working groups submitted comments to the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development on its draft "Technical Standards for Substations of 20kV and Below."
Read moreMeeting with Deputy Secretary General of NDRC and Director General of CCUD
On 14th June 2019, European Chamber Vice President Massimo Bagnasco met with Ren Zhiwu, Deputy Secretary General of the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), and Shi Yulong, Director General of the China Center for Urban Development under NDRC at the 5th China Smart City International Expo held in Beijing.
Read moreMeeting with Shanghai Municipal Commission of Economy and Informatization on the 2019 World Artificial Intelligence Conference and AI Policies in Shanghai
The European Chamber Shanghai Chapter organised a joint Working Group meeting with Mr SUN Yue, Vice Director of Artificial Intelligence Development Section at Shanghai Municipal Commission of Economy and Informatization, to introduce the World Artificial Intelligence Conference and AI-related policies in Shanghai. Mr Zhonghua Xu, Chair of the Research and Development Working Group delivered the opening and closing remarks, presenting European Business in China Position Paper 2018/2019 to Mr Sun.
Read moreChamber Vice President Massimo Bagnasco Speaks at 2019 Belt and Road Digitisation International Summit
On 18 and 19 May, the European Chamber attended the 2019 Belt and Road Digitisation International Summit, where an array of officials, experts, academics and business leaders exchanged on topics including Digital Belt and Road related opportunities and challenges, intelligent manufacturing and data governance.
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