On April 23, the 13th Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress passed the 4th amendment to the Trademark Law of China. The new trademark law will come into effect on 1st November, 2019. As part of the government’s effort to further strengthen the protection of intellectual property in China, the new trademark law especially targets the registration of bad faith trademark application.

• 2019-09-17 | 09:30 - 11:00
• European Chamber Shanghai Office

On April 23, the 13th Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress passed the 4th amendment to the Trademark Law of China. The new trademark law will come into effect on 1st November, 2019. As part of the government’s effort to further strengthen the protection of intellectual property in China, the new trademark law especially targets the registration of bad faith trademark application.

• 2019-09-17 | 09:30 - 11:00
• European Chamber Beijing Office

The London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) is one of the world's leading international arbitration institutions. With English law continuing to be a predominant choice of law for many international contracts, the LCIA has seen a record number of arbitration cases referred to the LCIA under the LCIA Rules in the past years.

In the Far East, the Shanghai International Arbitration Court (SHIAC 上海国际仲裁中心) (formerly known as the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission Shanghai Commission) is strategically poised as an arbitration centre located in mainland China to service both Chinese parties and an increasing number of foreign parties in the resolution of commercial disputes.

Different markets and regulatory regimes give rise to different needs and requirements for arbitration users. Through the past decades, the LCIA and SHIAC have both shown a tailored approach to address these market demands while striving to achieve the common goal of offering efficient, impartial and effective dispute resolution services at an international standard.

• 2019-09-16 | 14:30 - 16:00
• Houston Meeting Room, ATLAS Workplace, 3F, Shanghai | Agile International Plaza, , 寰图办公空间，休斯顿会议室 ，雅居乐国际广场三楼

China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) published the draft Export Control Law for public comments via a circular on 16th June 2017. If enacted, the China's new Export Control Law will be the first set of comprehensive and unified export control legislation in China, which is aimed at upgrading the country's existing regime consisting of various administrative regulations and rules.
In March 2019, the State Council issued its legislative proposal for 2018. Amongst the proposed bills for submission to the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress this year is the Export Control Law. There is no guarantee that this bill will be passed into law this year but it is high on China’s priority list and is widely expected to be enacted within the calendar year.
The European Union Chamber of Commerce in China welcomes Courtney Zhou, Consultant at Control Risks and Baker McKenzie to discuss the the latest development of China’s proposed Export Control Law, how the respective lists may be enacted in the continuing trade war, and how business with China be affected by this control scheme.

• 2019-08-30 | 16:00 - 17:50
• European Chamber Shanghai Office, Unit 2204

In early April, Hong Kong and mainland China agreed to an arrangement enabling Hong Kong-seated arbitrations to seek interim measures from courts in the mainland, an option which was previously only available for arbitrations seated in Mainland China. What does it mean for companies seeking China-related international disputes resolution?

The European Union Chamber of Commerce in China is delighted to welcome a range of speakers with extensive experience in arbitration to share their insights on this latest arbitration development and discuss the possible impact on businesses.

• 2019-06-12 | 15:30 - 17:10
• European Chamber Shanghai Office, Unit 2204

On 15th March, the National People’s Congress of China has approved the Foreign Investment Law, which will become effective on 1st January 2019. This Law will change the legal framework for foreign investment in China. To better understand its impacts on the foreign business, we are delighted to invite Ms. Nancy Zhang, Partner of Junhe Law Firm to share with us her insights on this matter.Ms. Zhang has insights in critical areas relating to mergers and acquisitions and corporate restructuring transactions in China and has helped clients design creative transaction structures to maximize their interests. She is also recognised as one of China's foremost lawyers in 'Who's Who Legal: M&A and Governance' in 2017 and 2018

• 2019-04-09 | 14:00 - 16:00
• European Chamber Beijing Office

On 15th March, the National People’s Congress of China has approved the Foreign Investment Law, which will become effective on 1st January 2019. This Law will change the legal framework for foreign investment in China. To better understand its impacts on the foreign business, we are delighted to invite Ms. Nancy Zhang, Partner of Junhe Law Firm to share with us her insights on this matter.Ms. Zhang has insights in critical areas relating to mergers and acquisitions and corporate restructuring transactions in China and has helped clients design creative transaction structures to maximize their interests. She is also recognised as one of China's foremost lawyers in 'Who's Who Legal: M&A and Governance' in 2017 and 2018.

• 2019-04-09 | 14:00 - 16:00
• European Chamber Shanghai Office

The European Chamber cordially invites you to the next Human Resources Working Group meeting, which will discuss the issue of internship visas for foreigners in China and will feature a presentation on the China-France《1000 Interns》 Agreement by Mr. Fabien Chareix, Attaché for University Cooperation at the Consulate General of France in Shanghai.

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

Dear member,

As you may know, every year, the President of the European Chamber leads a delegation of senior representatives to present the annual Position Paper to high level representatives of the European Union Institutions in Brussels. This year the trip took place in the last week of September. In an effort to create awareness about this important initiative and to follow up on the outcome of these high level meetings, the Chamber would like to invite you to a meeting for a debriefing session with Massimo Bagnasco, VP of the Chamber.

• 2018-12-03 | 16:00 - 18:00
• European Chamber Office Beijing, 4th Floor, Room C412

E-commerce is playing an increasingly significant role in both domestic and cross-border trade, with China – accounting for 42% of the global e-commerce market – on the forefront of this trend. The EU SME Centre and the European Union Chamber of Commerce are pleased to welcome you to join our Inter-Chamber SME Working Group, SME Forum, Legal and Competition, Intellectual Property Rights joint Working Group Meeting. In this meeting, Mr. Michael Tan from Taylor Wessing and Mr. Kyle Freeman from Dezan Shira will discuss the implications of the newly issued E-Commerce Law, as well as the opportunities European businesses and more concretely SMEs can find by embracing an e-commerce model in China. This meeting will take place at the European Chamber Beijing and Shanghai offices on the 30th November from 13:30 to 15:30.

• 2018-11-30 | 13:30 - 15:30
• European Union Chamber of Commerce in China, Shanghai office