Advocacy Actions
Work-level Meeting with CCPIT and Six Ministries to Discuss Further Openness of Foreign Investment and Guofa No.5
With the release of the State Council’s Notice on Several Measures on Promoting Further Openness and Active Utilization of Foreign Investment (Guofa No.5), the China Council for The Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) organized a work-level meeting together with the European Chamber to discuss its implementation and the concerns of European business in China.
Read moreComments on Anti-unfair Competition Law (Draft Revision)
The European Chamber submitted consolidated comments from member companies to the National People's Congress on Anti-unfair Competition Law (Draft Revision).
Read moreMeeting with Mr. Mao Zhongliang, Deputy Director from the Shanghai Administration for Industry & Commerce Supervision Bureau
On March 1st, 2017, Mr. Mao Zhongliang, Deputy Director from the Shanghai Administration for Industry & Commerce Supervision Bureau, gave a speech on “The Devil Lays In Law Enforcement And Practical Guidelines On Compliance For Auto Industry” at the Auto components working group meeting in Shanghai. In his presentation, Mr. Mao introduced the definition and constitutive elements of commercial bribery in law enforcement with cases from different sectors, and Mr. Mao invited industry experts in compliance and Anti-Unfair Competition Law illustrated the importance of compliance management system construction and different effective tools for compliance management. At the end of the seminar, Mr. Mao commented on some cases troubling corporate members, and answered some questions.
Read moreEU Tour – Meeting with Automotive and Auto components working group, DG GROW
Serafino introduced the purpose of the EU Tour as well as the Auto components working group activities and the Position Paper on market access related issues. Florence introduced the Automotive working group KRs one by one. Referring the re-manufacturing, DG Trade has introduced chamber to follow up a sheet to fill in and provide the industry evidence on trade negotiations needed which is also related with electronic waste treatment and the correct definition of re-manufacturing.
Read moreEU Tour – Meeting with Andrew Coop, Policy Officer, DG Trade
Serafino introduced the purpose of the EU Tour as well as the Auto components working group activities and the Position Paper on IPR related issues. As the research and development work of the auto parts are not visible enough as consumer product to the end users, consumers have not very well recognition of the genius products. Fake products will not only harm the Chinese market and Chinese consumers but also the international market as the effect brought by trade. Manage and track the fake product by country of destination is not a wise way but by country of production.
Serafino also suggested DG Trade to set up mechanism to track and evaluate the bilateral IP dialogue progress and QT advised DG Trade to follow closely the Ecommerce Law updates with the EU Delegation in China and Chamber.
EU Tour – Meeting with CLEPA
Serafino introduced the purpose of the meeting and then quickly went through the progress of auto components position paper related policy development in China related to NDRC, MOT and MOFCOM.
Meeting with Dr. CAO Lei from the Division of Vehicles, Department of Road Transport, Ministry of Transport
Business Manager Tiantian Qi met with Dr. CAO Lei from the Division of Vehicles, Department of Road Transport, Ministry of Transport discussed about the action plan of the joint ministry guidelines.
Read more“Reform, Strategy and Development–Set up China Auto Repairing New Situation” Seminar
On Oct. 13th afternoon, auto components working group members took part in the seminar organized by China Auto Repairing Association and China Auto Technology Association in Shanghai Library. The theme of this seminar is “Reform, Strategy and Development–Set up China Auto Repairing New Situation”. Representatives from the regulating body provided an overall introduction and interpretation of the new policy released jointly by ten ministries. Representatives from AC firms and 4S stores also did different types of presentations to introduce their technology development or current concerns with the market.
Read moreMeeting with Transportation Department of the Ministry of Transportation
As the only foreign representatives, EUCCC participated and contributed to the 10 ministries joint agreement on promoting the transformation and upgrading of the automobile repairing industry to regulate the AM market in China with the suppport of EUCCC PP 2014/2015.
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