In a much-anticipated announcement, the National People's Congress released for public consultation on 3rd July the second draft amendments to the Patent Law. Significant changes include the introduction of a Patent Linkage system and a Supplemental Protection Period. These issues have long been discussed but there had been no further information released since the Supplemental Protection Period had been included in the previous draft on 4th January 2019.

The draft amendments to the Patent Law are open for public opinion until 16th August 2020. If you would like to send in comments through the chamber, please kindly submit your comments to sthe@europeanchamber.com.cn by 7th August.

The European Chamber is delighted to invite Ms Katherine Wang, Partner of Ropes & Gray life science group, to provide our members with a brief introduction on the second draft amendments of the Patent Law, with a focus on measures especially related to the pharmaceutical sectors.

• 2020-07-30 | 11:30 - 13:00
• Zoom online meeting

The Investment Working Group is pleased to invite you to the meeting “Riding the Wave: Navigating Investment Opportunities in Industry 4.0 Transformation in China”, which is taking place on July 28th, 16:00-17:00 (China time), both online (via Zoom) and on-site at the European Chamber’s Shanghai and Beijing offices.

• 2020-07-28 - 2020-07-28 | 16:00 - 17:00
• European Chamber Shanghai Office, European Chamber Beijing Office, Zoom

Pharmaceutical Working Group Meeting: Presentation on the Understanding and Reflection of National Health Insurance Negotiation (Chinese language only) 关于国家医保谈判的认识和思考 （中文会议）

• 2020-07-22 | 09:30 - 11:00
• European Chamber Shanghai Office

On 1st June the long-expected Civil Code is published at the third session of the 13th National People's Congress. The new code is an amalgamation of existing civil laws and sprawls across seven chapters and 1,260 articles. It is the first time the People’s Republic of China has codified its legal system.

The Civil Code will take effect on 1 January 2021, and when it takes effect, it will abolish, among other laws, the General Provisions of the PRC Civil Law, the PRC Marriage Law, the PRC Guarantee Law, the PRC Contract Law, the PRC Property Law and the PRC Tort Liability Law.

The European Chamber is delighted to announce its series of upcoming working group meetings and events on the Civil Code. Starting off, we are pleased to invite Mr Feng Jing who will introduce our member changes regarding the Contract Law which may dramatically impact a company’s daily operation.

• 2020-07-21 | 15:00 - 16:30
• European Chamber Shanghai Office

On 3rd July, the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPCSC) initiated the public consultation on the Export Control Law (Second Draft), which represents the beginning of a new regulatory regime in China. What is the difference between the first draft and the second one? What does it mean to European business in China? How could we navigate the current legislative and administrative framework?

The Legal and Competition Working Group is delighted to invite you to our next working group meeting with Mr REN Qing, Partner of Global Law Office.

• 2020-07-17 - 2020-07-17 | 10:00 - 11:30
• Online (ZOOM) & Onsite (Shanghai Chamber Office)

The COVID-19 crisis has given a boost to the use of online platforms such as Zoom, online gaming and other online expressions which has underpinned tendencies that were already in place. This has further consolidated the importance of data centres in the current times. The European Chamber is delighted to invite you to a Joint Working Group meeting held between the Construction and ICT working groups on the topic of the future of Data Centres and the new developments under the New Infrastructure Plan, giving a Market, Policy and Construction Analysis.
Register here online or email Ms. Yiran Chen at intern008@europeanchamber.com.cn before Tuesday, 14 July, COB. For Shanghai, you can either attend the event offline at the office or online through Zoom.You will receive a confirmation email containing the link to join the meeting via Zoom after registration closes. If you do wish to attend offline, send an email to intern008@europeanchamber.com.cn stating so before registration closes.

• 2020-07-15 | 10:00 - 11:30
• Either offline attendance in the Chamber's office or online through Zoom

The Human Resources Working Group is pleased to invite you to the meeting “Under Pressure: Six Legal-Proof Measures to Reduce Labor Costs”, which is taking place on July 14th, 10:30am-11:30am, both online (via Zoom) and onsite at the European Chamber’s Shanghai office.

• 2020-07-14 - 2020-07-14 | 10:30 - 11:30
• European Chamber Shanghai Office, Zoom

Pharmaceutical Working Group Meeting > Dialogue with Hainan Medical Products Administration (Chinese language only)

• 2020-07-03 | 14:30 - 16:00
• Zoom Online Meeting

E-signature has become an important formality vehicle for entering into commercial contracts worldwide. What are e-signature’s implication and enforceability in Chinese commercial and judicial world? The European Chamber is delighted to invite you to our next working group meeting where Mr. HE Fang, partner of King & Wood Mallesons will present on the e-signature and Chinese e-signature law by sharing some real-life court cases.

• 2020-07-03 | 10:00 - 11:30
• Online (ZOOM) & Onsite (Shanghai Chamber Office)

The US-China relation has been in turmoil as of recent. The trade war gave way to the US-China Phase One Trade Deal which has helped accelerate some opening in the financial services sector. However, as the relationship is further subjected to a lot of strain, doubts remain in the horizon about what fruits will bear this tension and what impact will the financial services sector take. This event tries to tackle this and much more, explaining in detail possible scenarios that we need to consider and be ready for. To present a detailed picture of the situation we will count with the expertise of Michael Hirson who leads Eurasia's Group's coverage of China.
Register here online or email Pablo Galvez at pgalvez@europeanchamber.com before Sunday, 28 June, COB. For Shanghai, you can either attend the event offline at the office or online through Zoom. Let me know whether you would like to attend it offline or online. You will receive a confirmation email containing the link to join the meeting via Zoom after registration closes.

• 2020-06-29 | 09:00 - 10:30
• Either offline attendance in the Chamber's office or online through Zoom