Strong interest in and support to the EUCCC Public Procurement Working Group activities were expressed during the recent visit to Beijing of a DG Markt delegation led by Director Carsin. The European Commission met with - among other Chinese Authorities - the Ministry of Finance in view of establishing a permanent regulatory dialogue with them.
The European Chamber met with Director Carsin and his colleagues on two occasions, a briefing session held on Monday 18 April at the EU Delegation and a Government Procurement Seminar with Ministry of Finance on Wednesday 20 April. Click here for Ms. Jisung Chun's minutes of the 18 April meeting, and here for the programme of the Seminar.
The Public Procurement Working Group will keep DG Markt informed of its activities and progress made in improving the Public Procurement business environment in China. Moreover, Director Carsin and his team stressed that it would be most useful for them to receive the Working Group Position Paper by end of June, and preferably in early June.
In this context, we would like to invite you to our next Public Procurement Working Group Meeting on Friday 13 May, at 9.00. On this occasion, priority will be given to drafting the 2005 Position Paper.
Agenda:
1) Post Director Carsin and GP Seminar debriefing (10 minutes)
2) Elections: Chair and Vice-Chairs(s) (5 minutes)
3) Position Paper (45 minutes)
4) AOB
Thank you for confirming your attendance at your earliest convenience to dsalaun@euccc.com.cn. Feel free to email specific issues you would like to address during discussion ahead of time.