AFB Working Group Meeting: Chair Elections and Presentation on EU-China Negotiation on Geographic Indication Agreement

• 2018-02-27 | 14:00 - 16:00
• European Chamber Shanghai Office

The European Chamber sincerely invites you to a dialogue about new Talent (R) visa regulations and updated work permit policies for foreigners. Mrs. Zhu Ying Hua will host the dialogue. Mrs. Zhu is the Vice Head of the Foreign Expert Working Department of Shanghai Human Resource & Social Security (Foreign Expert) Bureau, i.e. the competent administrative authority of Shanghai in charge of issuing foreigner’s work permits and confirmation letters for foreign high-level talents.

• 2018-02-09 | 14:00 - 16:30
• CMS China (Legal) Office

The European Chamber has been closely tracking this transition from a fee-based regime to a tax-based one and its impact on European business in China. On 26 January 2017, the Chamber submitted comments on the Implementing Regulations of the Law on Environmental Protection Tax (Draft for Comments) during a public consultation initiated by the State Administration of Taxation (see attached). To help members understand the essence of the transition, the European Chamber is pleased to invite Deputy Director General Sun Qun, Department of Property and Behaviour Tax of SAT, to interpret the Implementing Regulations of the Law on Environmental Protection Tax, and its enforcement plans and relevant guidance, followed by a roundtable discussion with members.

• 2018-02-08 | 09:30 - 11:30
• European Chamber Shanghai Office, 22th Floor, Unit 2204

The European Chamber is glad to invite you to an introductory seminar on the new dividends withholding tax deferral that will take place on Thursday, 1st February, 9:00-10:30 in the European Chamber Shanghai office.

On 28 December 2017, the Ministry of Finance, the State Administration of Taxation (SAT), the National Development and Reform Commission and the Ministry of Commerce jointly released Cai Shui [2017] No. 88 ("Notice 88"). Notice 88 allows a non-resident enterprise to defer payment of tax on dividends derived from a Chinese enterprise if, among other things, the non-resident enterprise directly reinvests the dividends into industries “encouraged” by the Chinese government.

• 2018-02-01 | 09:00 - 10:30
• European Chamber Shanghai Office

The European Chamber is delighted to invite Richard Brubaker, founder of Collective Responsibility, to speak about their recent research on Shanghai's informal waste system and how they work with individuals and companies on waste reduction.

• 2018-01-31 | 12:00 - 14:00
• European Union Chamber of Commerce in China, Shanghai Office, Unit 2204

The European Chamber is delighted to welcome Dr Eveline Goodman-Hedtke (PhD. Psychology & PhD Neuroscience) as the host of an interactive and energising afternoon of cutting edge business and brain science. We have invited five leading business executives for an invigorating panel discussion: Jiangbing (James) Wang (CEO, KUKA Systems China), Arnim Rohns (General Manager China, imat-uve), Weiguo Wang (Vice President, Siemens China), and Jonathan Yan (Chairman, JW & Associates).

• 2018-01-30 | 16:00 - 17:30
• European Chamber Shanghai Office, Unit 2204

To help member companies capture new opportunities emerging from the new opening-up policies, the Chamber will invite officials from the Beijing Municipal Commission of Housing and Urban-Rural Development to provide a review of Beijing’s construction sector in 2017 and an outlook for the new year, followed by insights on the implementation of the pilot plan in Beijing as well as roundtable discussion with the members.

• 2018-01-29 | 14:00 - 15:40
• European Chamber Shanghai Office

Dear Working Group members,

The European Chamber is pleased to invite you to the Healthcare Equipment Working Group Meeting in 2018. The meeting will be held on 26 January, 14:00 – 16:00h parallel at the European Chamber Beijing and Shanghai offices, via tele-conference facility.

• 2018-01-26 | 14:00 - 16:00
• European Chamber Shanghai; Unit 2204

Dear Auto Components Working Group Members,

The European Chamber is delighted to invite you to join the next Auto Components Working Group Meeting: Observations in 2018 Global Automotive Supplier Study at 9.00-10.30, on the 26th of January, 2018, at the European Chamber Shanghai Office.

• 2018-01-26 | 09:00 - 10:30
• European Chamber Shanghai Office

The CRO Summit will highlight 4 heated topics: Sustainable Cities, New Retail and New Fashion, Healthy China 2030 and Technology for Good. The participants will discuss the approaches of the future business driven by sustainability, the implementation of the SDGs in the Chinese market, and the win-win solutions led by sustainable business.

• 2018-01-25 | 13:00 - 17:00
• PwC Innovation Centre