PCR Working Group Meeting: 2019 Kick-Off Meeting and Chairs Election

• 2019-03-19 | 09:30 - 11:40
• European Chamber Shanghai Office

Dear Working Group Members,

After a busy 2018, the Agriculture, Food and Beverage Working Group is delighted to invite you to the first WG meeting of the new year, which will take place on Monday, 18th February 2019, from 14:00 to 16:00. During this kick-off meeting, we will review the past activity of the WG, as well as present on and discuss about a number of AFB-related regulatory novelties. Members are encouraged to join the discussion and provide input on the WG’s 2019 activity, advocacy and Position Paper priorities.For this purpose, we also kindly invite you to complete the attached AFB WG Member Questionnaire.

With this occasion, the 2019 Agriculture, Food and Beverage Working Group Chair election will be held. Chair and Vice Chairs play a crucial role in driving the WG, having a leadership role in the drafting of the Position Paper, communicating key messages to Chinese and European government authorities and coordinating WG meetings and other activities.

• 2019-02-18 | 14:00 - 16:00
• European Chamber Shanghai Office

Dear Working Group Members,

After a busy 2018, the Agriculture, Food and Beverage Working Group is delighted to invite you to the first WG meeting of the new year, which will take place on Monday, 18th February 2019, from 14:00 to 16:00. During this kick-off meeting, we will review the past activity of the WG, as well as present on and discuss about a number of AFB-related regulatory novelties. Members are encouraged to join the discussion and provide input on the WG’s 2019 activity, advocacy and Position Paper priorities.For this purpose, we also kindly invite you to complete the attached AFB WG Member Questionnaire.

With this occasion, the 2019 Agriculture, Food and Beverage Working Group Chair election will be held. Chair and Vice Chairs play a crucial role in driving the WG, having a leadership role in the drafting of the Position Paper, communicating key messages to Chinese and European government authorities and coordinating WG meetings and other activities.

• 2019-02-18 | 14:00 - 16:00
• European Chamber Beijing Office

The European Chamber cordially invites you to the next Agriculture, Food and Beverage Working Group meeting, which will feature a presentation on EU-China Cooperation in Food Safety by Ms. Gudrun Gallhoff, Minister Counsellor for Health and Food Safety at the Delegation of the European Union to China.

On November 6th, the European Union Commissioner for Health and Food Safety, Mr. Vytenis Andriukaitis, has participated in the China International Food Safety and Quality Conference held in Shanghai, where he gave an opening speech on EU-China enhanced cooperation in the food safety field. For both the European Union and China, food safety and cooperation in this area is a preoccupation of critical importance, as safety, traceability, regulatory and fraud issues in the food industry have the potential to hamper trade between the two partners.

• 2018-12-10 | 14:00 - 15:30
• European Chamber Beijing Office

The European Chamber cordially invites you to the next Agriculture, Food and Beverage Working Group meeting, which will feature a presentation on EU-China Cooperation in Food Safety by Ms. Gudrun Gallhoff, Minister Counsellor for Health and Food Safety at the Delegation of the European Union to China.



On November 6th, the European Union Commissioner for Health and Food Safety, Mr. Vytenis Andriukaitis, has participated in the China International Food Safety and Quality Conference held in Shanghai, where he gave an opening speech on EU-China enhanced cooperation in the food safety field. For both the European Union and China, food safety and cooperation in this area is a preoccupation of critical importance, as safety, traceability, regulatory and fraud issues in the food industry have the potential to hamper trade between the two partners.

• 2018-12-10 | 14:00 - 15:30
• European Chamber Shanghai Office

To better understand Shanghai’s enterprise standardisation regulations, the European Chamber is delighted to invite Mr. Kai MENG, Vice Director, Standardisation Division, Shanghai Municipal Quality and Technical Supervision Bureau (上海市质量技术监督局标准化处孟凯副处长), to join an open discussion with members and share his insight on the development, applicability and implementation of Shanghai’s enterprise standards. Members are kindly invited to also share their comments on related issues as well as provide input on European enterprise standards and practice.

• 2018-11-22 | 15:00 - 17:00
• European Chamber Shanghai Office, Unit 2204

To better understand Shanghai’s enterprise standardisation regulations, the European Chamber is delighted to invite Mr. Kai MENG, Vice Director, Standardisation Division, Shanghai Municipal Quality and Technical Supervision Bureau (上海市质量技术监督局标准化处孟凯副处长), to join an open discussion with members and share his insight on the development, applicability and implementation of Shanghai’s enterprise standards. Members are kindly invited to also share their comments on related issues as well as provide input on European enterprise standards and practice.

• 2018-11-22 | 15:00 - 17:00
• European Union Chamber of Commerce in China, Beijing office

To better understand China’s updated food contact materials standards as well as their impact on European business, the European Chamber is delighted to invite Mr. Yao Mingguang, Director, Special Product Supervision Division, Shanghai Municipal Quality and Technical Supervision Bureau (上海市质量技术监督局特定产品处姚明光处长), to join an open discussion with members and share his insight on the development, applicability and implementation of China’s FCMs standards. Members are invited to share their comments on related issues as well as provide input on European FCMs standards and practices.

• 2018-09-12 | 10:00 - 11:30
• European Chamber Shanghai Office

To better understand China’s updated food contact materials standards as well as their impact on European business, the European Chamber is delighted to invite Mr. Yao Mingguang, Director, Special Product Supervision Division, Shanghai Municipal Quality and Technical Supervision Bureau (上海市质量技术监督局特定产品处姚明光处长), to join an open discussion with members and share his insight on the development, applicability and implementation of China’s FCMs standards. Members are kindly invited to also share their comments on related issues as well as provide input on European FCMs standards and practices.

• 2018-09-12 | 10:00 - 11:30
• European Chamber Beijing Office

To better understand the essence of circular economy in China as well as its impact and potential opportunities for European business, the European Chamber is pleased to invite Mr. Lu Dongsen, Director, Division of Circular Economy, Department of Resource Conservation and Environmental Protection of NDRC (国家发改委资源节约和环境保护司循环经济处 陆冬森处长), to share his insight and analysis on the development of circular economy in China and opportunities for European business, followed by a roundtable discussion with members.

• 2018-06-25 | 14:00 - 16:00
• European Union Chamber of Commerce Shanghai