Since July 2014 the EU and 16 other members (Australia, Canada, China, Costa Rica, Chinese Taipei, the European Union, Hong Kong (China), Japan, Korea, New Zealand, Norway, Switzerland, Singapore, United States, Israel, Turkey and Iceland) of the World Trade Organization (WTO) have been negotiating an Environmental Goods Agreement (EGA) to remove barriers to trade in environmental or "green" goods that are crucial for environmental protection and climate change mitigation.

WTO members participating in the EGA negotiations are committed to intensify work this year in order to conclude the negotiations as soon as possible, using among others political milestones such as high level G20 meetings. Recently the 14th Round of Negotiations was finished in the week of 20th June 2016 in Geneva.

Since Environmental Goods Agreement (EGA) is quite vital to environment/ energy business, we are delighted to invite negotiators from European Commission to share some recent updates about the EGA negotiations. During the meeting, you can also propose some concerns or suggestions to the negotiator.

• 2016-07-11 | 08:30 - 09:30
• European Chamber Shanghai Office

Following the last conversation on NGO law in early June, at 9 am on Friday, 1st July in the office of the European Chamber (room C411A of the Lufthansa Centre, 50 Liangmaqiao Road) the Legal & Competition working group and CSR Forum will have a joint meeting with members of the American Chamber of Commerce in China (AmCham China )to further discuss the new NGO Law. This meeting will be in an informal setting and free of charge for both European Chamber and AmCham China members.

• 2016-07-08 | 09:00 - 10:30
• European Chamber Shanghai Office

The Round Table with the mayor of Qionglai and plant visit

• 2016-07-08 | 09:00 - 17:00
• Qionglai

China’s biggest tax overhaul in more than two decades started on May 2016, with changes set to reduce the burden on services companies and encourage factories to upgrade and innovate.

• 2016-07-06 | 14:00 - 16:30
• The European Chamber Shanghai Office, Unit 2204

The European Chamber is delighted to invite you to join the next Auto Components Working Group Meeting: Changing Face of the Automotive Industry at 09:30-11:00, 6 July 2016 at the European Chamber Shanghai Office.

The automotive industry is going through major changes in the coming years. Disruptive technology will have their roles in shaping this industry. China’s automotive industry and structures are young and much more flexible compared to mature markets. Chinese executives are not bound in ‘old’ structures and believe in change and therefore much more in the impact to all segments. In addition, better connectivity enables them to co-ordinate established trends such as car-sharing and pooling schemes, which make better use of space in densely populated areas. As urbanization continues and as the Chinese economy and car sales experience slower growth, customer data could also become more lucrative than vehicle sales.

• 2016-07-06 | 09:30 - 11:00
• European Chamber Shanghai Office

Including inputs of over 500 senior representatives of the European Chamber's member companies

• 2016-07-05 | 15:00 - 17:00
• Wu Gorge Meeting Room, 4F, Radisson Blu Plaza Chongqing

The local publication of 2016 Business Confidence Survey in Chengdu

• 2016-07-04 | 18:30 - 21:30
• Sofitel Chengdu Taihe

Joint AmCham & European Chamber Meeting on the New NGO Law

• 2016-07-01 | 09:00 - 10:30
• European Chamber Shanghai Office

Pharmaceutical Working Group Meeting

At this meeting we will have the pleasure to welcome Ms. Jin Li Frick, Clearstate (Economist Group) Senior Principal, Head of Greater China. She will give a presentation on Public and Private Hospital Reform in China and Opportunities for Pharma Companies.

• 2016-06-30 | 14:00 - 16:00
• European Chamber Shanghai Office

European Chamber is delighted to invite you to join a visit trip to Yiwu, Zhejiang Province. We will have the opportunity to better understand the 13th Five Year Plan of Yiwu and other local policies in the exclusive dialogue with Mr. SHENG Qiuping, Yiwu Party Secretary and Mr. XIONG Tao, Yiwu Vice-Mayor. We will also take a tour to the logistics facilities and explore how goods are shipped via the famous Yiwu-Madrid freight railway (also known as Yixin'ou freight railway).

• 2016-06-29 | 09:00 - 17:00
• Yiwu Municipal Government