Two batches of industry parks have been listed by MIIT as national green industry parks, and new complementary policies have been issued and implemented by various local government authorities. In 2017, the Green Development League of National Economic & Technological Development Zones (NETDZs) was established, consisting of 35 national economic & technological development zones across China. Such league as a platform aims to promote the national ecological development strategy, and the communication among all those 35 NETDZs on green, low-carbon and circular development, which shall further facilitate the technology innovation, industrial structure, and the green structural transformation course. To update the members on the green development at the level of national industry parks and upcoming opportunities for European business in China, the European Chamber is pleased to invite Mr. Geraint Feng, Deputy Head, Clean-tech Transfer Division of TEDA Eco Centre and Secretariat of the Green Development League of NETDZs, to introduce the League along with the League’s 2018 plan and opportunities for European business in China, followed by a roundtable discussion with members.

• 2018-03-08 | 14:00 - 16:00
• European Chamber Shanghai Office, Unit 2204

The Intellectual Property Rights Working Group is glad to invite you to the next Working Group meeting and elections, that will take place on Thursday, 8th Mar 2018, 16:00-18:00 at the European Chamber Beijing, Shanghai and South China Office via videoconference/dial-in.

• 2018-03-08 | 16:00 - 18:00
• European Chamber Shanghai Office

You are welcome to join the first Pharmaceutical Working Group meeting in 2018 on Wednesday, 7 March, 10:00-12:00 to discuss about the priorities of our 2018 work agenda.

• 2018-03-07 | 10:00 - 12:00
• European Chamber Shanghai Office, Unit 2204

You are welcome to join the first Logistics Working Group meeting in 2018 on Monday, 5 March, 10:00-12:00 to discuss about the priorities of our 2018 work agenda and the new Position Paper

• 2018-03-05 | 10:00 - 12:00
• European Chamber Shanghai Office, Unit 2204

The Compliance & Business Ethic Working Group is glad to invite you to the next Working Group meeting and elections, that will take place on Monday, 5th March, 2018, 16:00-18:00 at the European Chamber Beijing Office and Shanghai Office via videoconference.

During this meeting, we will have a discussion on the potential implications of the recent amendments to the Anti-unfair Competition Law, 2018 Working Group plan, as well as the Compliance Position Paper (PP) 2018/2019. We encourage our members to send us any comment about the current paper (see attachment), their correspondent concerns and potential new content. Any inputs, please send to Ms. Sio-Mei Ng at smng@europeanchamber.com.cn.

• 2018-03-05 | 16:00 - 18:00
• European Chamber Shanghai Office, 22th Floor, Unit 2204

You are cordially invited to the next CSR Forum meeting at 2:30-4:30pm, Thursday Mar 1st, at the Big meeting room of EUCCC Shanghai Chapter.

• 2018-03-01 | 14:30 - 16:30
• European Chamber Shanghai Office, Unit 2204, 333 Middle Huaihai Road, Shui On Plaza, Shanghai

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

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