Advocacy Actions
European Chamber Establishes Partnership to Promote Sustainable Trade in China
Adam Dunnett, the Secretary General of European Chamber signed a cooperation contract with Christian Ewert, the Director General of amfori at European Chamber Beijing office.
Read moreMeeting with DG Environment Director Astrid Schomaker on Industrial Priorities and Recommendations in Environmental Sector in China
Upon coordination with Ms Vicky Pollard, First Counsellor of Environment and Climate Change, Delegation of the European Union to China and Mongolia, representatives from the Chamber’s Environment Working Group, Petrochemicals, Chemicals & Refining Working Group and Corporate Social Responsibility Forum attended the meeting with Ms. Astrid Schomaker, Director, Global Sustainable Development, Directorate-General for the Environment (DG Environment), European Commission (EC) and Mr. Bartosz Cieleszynski, Policy Officer, Bilateral & Regional Environmental Cooperation, DG Environment of EC, to present the priorities and key concerns recently from industrial perspective in the sector of environment.
Read moreMeeting with Beijing Dongcheng Taxation Authorities
Officials from Beijing state and municipal taxation bureaus together with the municipal industry and commerce administration paid a visit to the Chamber.
Read moreComments to TC260 on Guidelines for Grading of Classified Cybersecurity Protection
The ICT and Cybersecurity Working Groups submitted collated comments to the National Information Security Standardisation Technical Committee (TC260) on the Guidelines for Grading of Classified Cybersecurity Protection.
Read moreComments on the CMDE's draft "Guideline for the Evaluation of Medical Devices for Rare Diseases"
The Healthcare Equipment (HCE) Working Group submitted comments to the Centre of Medical Device Evaluation's (CMDE) draft "Guideline for the Evaluation of Medical Devices for Rare Diseases"
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.
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