Advocacy Actions
Meeting with Foreign Affairs Office of Jiangsu Provincial People’s Government
Mr Bernhard Weber, Chair of European Chamber Nanjing Board and Ms You Haiyan, general manager of European Chamber Nanjing Chapter, paid a visit to Foreign Affairs Office of Jiangsu Provincial People’s Government and met with Mr Fei Shaoyun, Director General of Foreign Affairs Office of Jiangsu Provincial People’s Government.
Read moreMeeting with Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry on Chinese Regulatory and Industrial Policies
The European Chamber had a meeting with a Japanese delegation led by Haruyuki Yada, Director for Policy Planning and Research Office, Trade Policy Bureau, Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) to exchange on Chinese regulatory and industrial policies.
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 moreMeeting with Shanghai FDA Department of Medical Devices Supervision
Meeting with Shanghai FDA Department of Medical Device Supervision on recalls of medical devices
Read moreEuropean Chamber President Met Vice Mayor of Guangzhou Municipality
“European Chamber appreciates the very open discussion about how Guangzhou can take the lead in creating the soft infrastructure for the development of innovative and sustainable business environment”– said Mr Mats Harborn, President of the European Chamber after meeting with Mr Chen Zhi Ying, Vice Mayor of Guangzhou Municipality on February 1, 2018.
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.
Read moreMeeting with US Consul General on Business Environment in China
US Consul General in Shanghai Visits European Chamber to Exchange Views on Business Environment in China
Read moreMeeting with Vice Chairman Zhaoxing Wang, CBRC
President of the Chamber led a delegation and met with Vice Chairman Wang Zhaoxing of the China Banking Regulatory Commission, CBRC.
Read morePresentation to H.e. Mr. Denis Ducarme, Belgian Minister for Agriculture and SMEs
Mr Rafael Jimenez Buendia, Senior Advisor of the EU SME Centre and Mr Xavier Lluis Sans Powell, Director of Government Affairs of the European Chamber and Senior Policy & Advocacy Manager of the EU SME Centre met with a Belgian delegation led by H.E.Mr Denis Ducarme, Belgian Minister for Agriculture and SMEs.
Read moreMeeting with Beijing Municipal Commission of Housing and Urban-Rural Development on the Development of Construction Industry in Beijing
To help member companies capture new opportunities emerging from the new opening-up policies, the Chamber invited officials from the Beijing Municipal Commission of Housing and Urban-Rural Development to provide a review of Beijing’s construction sector in 2017 and an outlook for the new year, followed by insights on the implementation of the pilot plan in Beijing as well as roundtable discussion with the members.