Advocacy Actions
Meeting with China Council of the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) on Issues faced by French-owned Enterprises in China
A delegation from China Council of the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) visited the European Chamber and met with several French-owned member companies at Chamber office. As introduced by CCPIT, 2018 China-France High Level Economic and Financial Dialogue was to take place in France in early December. Vice Premier Hu Chunhua was going to Paris to attend the event. Before his visit, CCPIT was assigned to collect concerns and suggestions from French-owned enterprises in China, which was the purpose of this meeting.
Read moreInternational Conference on Innovative Developments in Energy-saving Buildings 2018
On 27th October, the European Chamber co-organised the International Conference on Innovative Developments in Energy-saving Buildings 2018 with the China Building Materials Federation and China Insulation & Energy Efficiency Materials Association under the Ministry of Housing and Urban-rural Development (MOHURD).
Read more2018 Xiongan New Area International Forum on Ultra-low Energy Building
On 19th September, the European Chamber led a delegation of 13 representatives to attend the International Forum on Ultra-low Energy Buildings in Xiongan New Area 2018. The forum was hosted by the Xiongan New Area Administrative Committee, Baoding Municipal Government, Hebei Provincial Department of Environmental Protection, Hebei Provincial Department of Housing and Urban-rural Development and the Architectural Society of China.
Read more2018 EU-China Industry Workshop on New Type of Urbanisation
On 11th September, around 120 policy makers, national authorities, industries, city governments, academics, civil societies and other stakeholders from China and Europe attended the EU-China Industry Workshop on New Types of Urbanisation 2018. The workshop was organised by the European Chamber and China Academy of Urban Planning and Design (CAUPD) of the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development (MOHURD). Funded by the European Commission under HORIZON 2020, the workshop was part of the EU-China Innovation Platform on Sustainable Urbanisation (URBAN-EU-CHINA).
Read moreComments on MOJ's Metrology Law of the People's Republic of China (Draft Amendment for Deliberation)
Following the Ministry of Justice (MOJ)’s call for comments on the Metrology Law of the People's Republic of China (Draft Amendment for Deliberation), and upon circulation of the draft within relevant working groups, the European Chamber has collated all member inputs and submitted to MOJ.
Read more2018 EU-China Forum on Sustainable Urban Development and EU-China Intelligent Technology Innovation Summit
On 18 May 2018, the China Centre for Urban Development and the Tianjin Municipal Government co-organised the 2018 EU-China Forum on Sustainable Urban Development and EU-China Intelligent Technology Innovation Summit in Tianjin, guided by the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) and the European Commission Directorate General for Research and Innovation. As supporting organisation and strategic partner with CCUD, the European Chamber led a delegation of 38 member representatives from various industries to attend this event.
Read moreEU-China City-Industry Roundtable Dialogue
The Chamber and the China Centre of Urban Development (CCUD) under the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) co-organised the EU-China City-Industry Roundtable Dialogue to facilitate the communication between the cities and European companies in China.
Read moreChamber Vice President Addresses at the Seminar on China-Europe Urbanization and Industry Sustainable Development and the Tour to Xiong An New Area
Chamber Vice President Massimo Bagnasco led a delegation of member representatives to visit the Xiong An New Area and attend the Seminar on China-Europe Urbanization and Industry Sustainable Development – From Shenzhen Speed to Xiong An Quality.
Read moreMeeting with State Administration of Taxation on Implementation of the Law on Environmental Protection Tax
The European Chamber has been closely tracking this transition from a fee-based regime to a tax-based one and its impact on European business in China. On 26 January 2017, the Chamber submitted comments on the Implementing Regulations of the Law on Environmental Protection Tax (Draft for Comments) during a public consultation initiated by the State Administration of Taxation. To help members understand the essence of the transition, the European Chamber invited Deputy Director General Sun Qun, Department of Property and Behaviour Tax of SAT, to interpret the Implementing Regulations of the Law on Environmental Protection Tax, and its enforcement plans and relevant guidance, followed by a roundtable discussion with members.
Read moreSeminar with Shanghai Municipal Bureau of Quality and Technical Supervision on Standardisation
DDG of Shanghai Municipal Bureau of Quality and Technical Supervision visited European Chamber Shanghai Chapter and met with representatives of multiple working groups.
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