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

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, Beijing office

In view of the potential impacts of the PRC IIT Reform on enterprises and individuals working in China, the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China will be holding a seminar in Shanghai on Monday 3rd September 2018 to discuss the key changes in the amendment and the impact in companies and individuals.

• 2018-09-03 | 16:00 - 17:25
• Regal International East Asia Hotel

The European Chamber is delighted to welcome Mr. Omar Puertas and Ms. Ana Jorge and Ms. Grace Lin, Lawyers at Cuatrecasas and Ms. Maureen Chio from EY as they share with us which exemptions and obligations foreign employees face when living and working in China.

• 2018-06-21 | 09:00 - 11:20
• European Chamber Shanghai Office, Unit 2204

The Compliance & Business Ethic Working Group is glad to invite you to the next joint Working Group meeting on data protection compliance, at the European Chamber Shanghai Office on Monday, 11th March 2018, 13:45-16:00.

• 2018-06-11 | 13:45 - 16:00
• European Chamber Office Shanghai