European Union Chamber of Commerce in China
Beijing Logistics
Working Group Meeting and Chair Elections
Friday, 14 March 2014, 2pm-4pm
European Chamber Beijing (Office C-411A, Beijing Lufthansa Centre, 50 Liangmaqiao Rd, Chaoyang District)

Dear Working Group Member,

The European Chamber is pleased to invite you to the next Logistics Working Group meeting. It will be held on Friday, 14th March, 2pm-4pm, at the European Chamber Beijing. Members in Shanghai and Pearl River Delta will join the meeting via videoconference and conference call.

Tentative Agenda
- Presentation in Beijing by Ms. Shirley Shen, Senior Manager, Tax, KPMG
- Position Paper 2014-2015 preliminary discussion
- Member feedback on Working Group activities for 2014
- 2014-2015 Chair elections

At this meeting, we welcome our guest speaker Ms. Shirley Shen, Senior Tax Manager at KPMG. Her presentation will outline and review the latest developments on value-added tax reform in China, with emphasis on Circular 106, which came into effect on 1st January 2014. Shirley has been involved with the European Chamber’s lobbying efforts in respect to value-added tax reform in 2013.

We will also hold 2014-2015 Logistics Chair elections. The Logistics Chairs and Vice Chairs play a crucial role in driving the Working Group, which includes a leadership role in the drafting of the Position Paper, communicating key messages to Chinese and European government authorities and steering Working Group meetings. The desired characteristics of a Chair and Vice Chair are a senior industry representative with relevant industry expertise and government contacts who has the time and willingness to support the Working Group. The Logistics Working Group can have, at most, one Chairs and two Vice Chairs.

Please note the following Chair and Vice Chair eligibility guidelines:
- Chairs and Vice Chairs must be physically based in China
- Chairs and Vice Chairs are recommended to run in the chapter, where he/she is based
- Maximum length of Chair/Vice Chairmanship is 3 consecutive terms (1 term = 1 year)

Should you be interested in putting your name forward for election, please, firstly, read the attached Working Group Chairs’ Code of Conduct and Roles and Responsibilities documents. To apply, please send your CV and a short motivation letter in one document, stating whether you intend to run for Chair or Vice Chair, to Ms. Anna Stalnacke at astalnacke@europeanchamber.com.cn by Friday, 7 March COB.

In accordance with European Chamber guidelines, another email will be sent to the Working Group prior to the election, with the biographies and motivation letters of all candidates attached. Voting for the election, one vote per company, must be conducted in person at the Working Group meeting. All elected Chairpersons must sign the attached documents, following election.

We will also begin discussions on the 2014-2015 Position Paper. The Position Paper is the European Chamber’s key lobbying document and is widely recognised by the Chinese and European governments, EU institutions, business associations and the media as the authoritative voice of EU business in China. It is used extensively for policy considerations, bilateral discussions, cooperation projects and background information. The value and importance of a well-written and well-represented Logistics Position Paper cannot be overstated. Working Group members are encouraged to review last year’s Logistics Position Paper and identify internally the key issues to be included in the upcoming 2014-2015 edition. Working Group members are requested to come to the Working Group meeting with concerns and recommendations. Please find attached last year’s Logistics Position Paper.

As always, we welcome Working Group members’ suggestions for possible agenda topics and speakers for this and future Working Group meetings.

We encourage as many Working Group members as possible to attend to have their say in the leadership of the Working Group in the year ahead. If you would like to participate in this Working Group meeting, please register with Ms. Jane Wang at jwang@europeanchamber.com.cn by Thursday, 13 March COB.

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