Advocacy Actions
Exclusive Meeting with Mr HE Shaojun, Deputy Special Commissioner to Shanghai, Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM)
On 21st August, the European Chamber hosted a meeting with Mr He Shaojun, Deputy Special Commissioner to Shanghai, Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) .
Chamber Vice President and Shanghai Chapter Chair Carlo D’Andrea, alongside Vice President Bruno Weill, AC members, and Working Group Chairs from auto components, environment, energy, and IPR sectors, discussed issues including financial opening, automotive aftermarket, sustainability, green development, IPR, CCUS, and access to green power.
The Environment Working Group Submitted Comments on Environment Management Guidance for Non-hazardous Industrial Solid Waste (Draft for Comments)
On 15th August, the Environment Working Group submitted comments on Environment Management Guidance for Non-hazardous Industrial Solid Waste (Draft for Comments) to the Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE).
Read moreRoundtable with Shanghai Vice Mayor Hua Yuan on Equipment Renewal
On 7th August, the European Chamber, along with other chambers of commerce and businesses, was invited to participate in a roundtable on large-scale equipment renewal and consumer goods trade-in, organised by the Shanghai Municipal Commission of Commerce.
Hua Yuan, vice mayor of Shanghai, attended the meeting and delivered a speech.
Chamber Vice President and Shanghai Chapter Chair Carlo D’Andrea attended the roundtable, along with 10 members—including four Advisory Council members and six working group chairs—from various sectors including auto-components, energy, environment, investment, legal, manufacturing and pharmaceuticals.
European Chamber Representatives Meet Jiang Zhaoli, Deputy DG of Department of Climate Change, Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE)
On 23rd July, a European Chamber delegation led by Xu Zhonghua, chair of the Carbon Market Working Group; June Zhang, chair of the Standards & Conformity Assessment Working Group; and Sarah Yu, vice chair of the Environment Working Group, met with Jiang Zhaoli, deputy director general of the Department of Climate Change, Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE), to discuss the Implementation Plan for Establishing a Carbon Footprint Management System.
Read moreMeeting with General Secretary of China Association of Circular Economy (CACE) on Cooperation on Circular Economy
On 16th July 2024, the Environment Working Group met with Mr Guo Zhanqiang, the Secretary General of the China Association of Circular Economy (CACE), to discuss the potential cooperation on circular economy during the 2024 United Nations Climate Change Conference or Conference of the Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC COP 29) in November 2024 in Baku, Azerbaijan.
Read moreMeeting with China Association of Circular Economy (CACE) and Submitted the Position Paper 2024/2025
On 11th July 2024, the Environment Working Group met with the Secretary General Internet+Resource Recycling Specialised Committee of the China Association of Circular Economy (CACE) and submitted the Position Paper 2024/2025 of the working group.
Read moreMeeting with Foreign Economic Cooperation Office (FECO) of Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE) on Plastic and New Pollutants Management Issues
On 9th July 2024, the European Chamber representatives paid a visit to the FECO of MEE. Mr Sun Yangzhao, the chief of Environment Convention Implementation Division III, together with his colleagues received and welcomed Chamber representatives.
Read moreMeeting with Food Safety Department Deputy General Director of National Health Commission (NHC) on Food-contact rPET Application in China
On 8th July 2024, the European Chamber representatives paid a visit to the NHC. Mr Gong Guoqiang, the deputy general director (DGD) of Department of Food Safety Standards, Risk Surveillance and Assessment together with his colleagues from Surveillance and Assessment Division and the CFSA welcomed the Chamber representatives.
Read moreEuropean Chamber representatives meet Director-General at DG ENER Ditte Juul-Joergensen
On 1st July, a group of European Chamber representatives from the energy sector met with Director-General for DG ENER, Ms Ditte Juul-Joergensen, and her team.
Read moreBusiness Roundtable on Access to Green Electricity for European Business in China
On 18th June 2024, the European ChamberEnergy Working Group and the Sino-German Energy Partnership of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusam-menarbeit (GIZ) jointly organised a business roundtable on access to green electricity for European companies in China.
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