Advocacy Actions
Seminar on Data Protection Compliance
The European Chamber organised a seminar titled Preparing for Challenges in the Year of Data Protection, to examine the compliance readiness of businesses with regard to the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), effective on 25 May 2018, and the Chinese Personal Information Security Specification, effective on 1 May 2018.
Read moreMeeting with State Council Research Office
Officials of the State Council Research office, together with representatives of the China Association of Enterprises with Foreign Investment (CAEFI) and Shanghai Association of Enterprises with Foreign Investment (SAEFI) paid a visit to the European Chamber Shanghai Chapter.
Read moreMeeting with the State Administration for Market Regulation and the Standardisation Administration of China on Standards on Environmental Technology and Climate Change
The Chamber was invited to the event on supporting innovation through standardization from the perspectives in the sectors of environmental technology and climate change organised by the Embassy of Canada and the Standards Council of Canada.
Read moreMeeting with the Ambassador of Spain to China, Mr. Alberto Carnero
Mr. Carlo D'Andrea, Chairman of the European Chamber Shanghai Chapter, had the pleasure to welcome Mr. Alberto Carnero, Ambassador of Spain to China, Mr. Rodrigo Aguirre de Cárcer y García del Arenal, Consul General of Spain in Shanghai, and Mr. Alfonso Noriega, Economic and Trade Counselor of Spain in Shanghai, to our office. We had an interesting discussion on the business environment in China and the main projects that the European Chamber is currently developing.
Read moreMeeting with the Shanghai Gas Bureau and China Quality Supervising and Test Center for Gas Appliance
EN 15502 Gas-Fired Central Heating Boilers
Read moreEU-China IP Working Group - Industry Seminar on Online IP Protection and Enforcement
On 22nd April, the Industry Seminar on Online IP Protection and Enforcement as part of the 21st EU-China IP Working Group was held in Hangzhou. Ms Alice Li, Local Chair of the European Chamber Intellectual Property Rights Working Group South China Chapter delivered a presentation on the IPR Working Group's focus and support, as well as put forward specific policy recommendations from the industry perspectives.
Read moreThe Second Lobby Letter to General Administration of Customs on Clearance System Maintenance
The Logistics Working Group submitted the second lobby letter to the General Administration of Customs with regards to frequent customs clearance system upgrade and the impacts it brings to the normal operation of the express delivery industry.
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 moreMeeting with the Legislation Department of former AQSIQ
A European Chamber delegation of fashion and leather business paid a visit to the legislation department of former State Administration of Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine, AQSIQ (now the State Administration for Market Regulation, SAMR) and had a profiting view exchange on the two important legislation of the department's 2018 work plan - revising the Product Quality Law and formulating the Quality Promotion Law.
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