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

The European Chamber would like to invite you to the next Banking & Securities Working Group meeting held on Thursday, 14th February 2019, 16:00 – 18:00, at the European Chamber’s Beijing and Shanghai offices.

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

Dear working group member,

The European Chamber would like to invite you to the next Investment Working Group meeting held on Thursday, 31st January 2019, 17:00 – 18:30, at the European Chamber’s Beijing and Shanghai offices.

• 2019-01-31 | 17:00 - 18:30
• European Chamber Shanghai office

Dear Members of Europe China Heating Initiative,

Mr Klaus Jesse, the Chairman of EHI Executive Council, Mr Andreas Lücke, the Secretary of the Department Market Research and International Market and Mr Paolo Basso, the Regulatory Affairs Manager of EHI would like to invite you to a face-to-face meeting of the Europe China Heating Initiative, on 22 January 2019, from 15:00 to 17:00.

• 2019-01-22 | 15:00 - 17:00
• European Chamber Shanghai Office, Unit 2204

NEV, subsidies

• 2019-01-18 - 2019-01-18 | 09:30 - 11:00
• European Chamber Shanghai Office

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

• 2019-01-15 | 09:30 - 12:00
• European Chamber Shanghai Office

At this meeting, we are pleased to invite a representative from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) Equipment Industry Development Centre (EIDC) to interpret the final version of the Administrative Measures on Market Access Permission for Road Motor Vehicle Manufacturers and Products 道路机动车辆生产企业及产品准入管理办法, which was released by the MIIT on 6 December 2018 and will become effective on 1 June 2019.

• 2018-12-20 | 10:00 - 12:00
• European Chamber Shanghai Office, Unit 2204, Floor 22

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

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

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