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Badminton Tournament 2013
The European Chamber held its 4th Annual Badminton Tournament at Nanjing International School (our venue sponsor)on the 22-23rd June.
Read moreFrench Film Festival in Nanjing
Chairman of European Chamber Nanjing Board Mr. Carlo D'Andrea and General Manager of European Chamber Nanjing Ms. Mirella Savegnago met the French General Consul Mr. Lenain during the opening of the French Film Festival in Nanjing in June 2013 for the opening of French Film Festival in Nanjing.
Read moreSome Interesting Changes of the New Labor Contract Regulation of Jiangsu Province
New Labor Contract Regulation of Jiangsu Province (hereinafter referred to as “the New Regulation”), composed of 8 chapter and 60 articles, was implemented on May 1st, 2013: this is the first revision of the old regulation which was implemented for ten years and the first local legislation since the revision of Labor Contract Law of P.R.C. as well. The new regulation is considered as a big progress in relation to the protection of the legal interests of laborers and an improvement of the labor contract system. Four interesting changes will be illustrated below: suspension of contract, labor dispatch, interns, and high-temperature subsidy, which are different from the Labor Contract Law.
Read moreEuropean Chamber Shanghai Participation at the 15th China Zhejiang Investment & Trade Symposium
On 7th-8th June, the European Chamber Shanghai was invited to attend the 15th China Zhejiang Investment & Trade Symposium in Ningbo.
Read moreSuzhou Appreciation Meeting
Mr. D’Andrea participated as speaker in the “Suzhou Appreciation Meeting”.
Read moreSAFE Specified Management on Foreign Invested Partnership
The Regulation of Establishment Foreign Entity or Person Invested Partnership provides that a Foreign Invested Partnership (FIP) is a partnership enterprise established by two or more foreign enterprises or individuals, as well as foreign enterprises or individuals jointly with Chinese natural persons, legal persons or other organizations. Besides the differences in investors’ liabilities, FIP is favored for its lower taxes and because it does not require MOFCOM’s approval.
Read moreProtection of intellectual property during the design, procurement, construction and operation of new production or R&D facilities in China
A half-day conference shared experiences and best practices about these sensitive topics with a highly practical spin. Christine Yiu, Bird & Bird, Anthony C. Chen, Jones Day and Neil Marshall, Hill & Associates (PRC) Ltd., focused on legal issues as well as information security while Oliver Lutze, Bayer China, Michael Maeder, Ward Howell International, and Elliot Papageorgiou, Rouse, presented new developments in HR related topics. Pascal Metivier, Chair of the R&D Forum, led the conference which was sponsored by Hill & Associates and supported by JonesDay as venue and catering sponsor.
Read moreEurope Day Appreciation Dinner
The European Union Chamber of Commerece held its first annual Europe Day Appreciation Dinner on 16 May at the Kerry Hotel Pudong. It was the perfect occasion to not only celebrated the European Union, but also provided an opportunity for the European business community in Shanghai to express their appreciation for the Shanghai Municipal Government’s long-standing commitment to create a fair and welcoming business environment. H.E. Dr. Markus Ederer, Ambassador-Head of Delegation of the European Union to the People’s Republic of China and Mongolia, and Xu Yibo, Member of Standing Committee of CPC Shanghai Municipal and Deputy Secretary General of Shanghai Municipal Government, held inspiring speeches about the ever-growing EU-China economic partnership. Stefan Sack, Chairman of the Shanghai Chapter welcomed the 200 guests including several Consuls General from EU Member States as well as a diversity of high-ranking Shanghai government representatives. We thank our sponsors - Bayer, Ferrero, Dachser and TUV Rheinland, Eversheds, ING Bank and SRC - for making this event possible! We also thank our attendees for vividly bidding at our silent auction! The profit made will be donated to the victims of the Sichuan earthquake.
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