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

On Thursday, 29th November, 09:00-11:00, the European Chamber Shanghai Chapter will hold a seminar on the recently issued implementation rules and special additional deductions for the individual income tax (IIT) law to analyse the changes introduced and their implications for business and individuals, with speakers from Cuatrecasas and Grant Thornton.

• 2018-11-29 | 09:00 - 11:00
• European Chamber Shanghai Chapter

On 22nd August the Shanghai Chapter of the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China hosted its event “Making Sense of HR in China” How to Handle Mass Layoff in China”, in response to the interest from participants, we are hosting a second on event on mass-scale layoffs with focus on what happens after the downsizing is implemented and the news are out in the world. The European Chamber is pleased to welcome you to an event where speakers from Cornerstone and Labours will share with participants key factors that need to be kept in mind after a mass-scale layoff is conducted.

• 2018-11-27 | 15:30 - 16:55
• European Chamber Shanghai Office, Shui On Plaza, Unit 2204

On 22nd August the Shanghai Chapter of the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China hosted its event “Making Sense of HR in China” How to Handle Mass Layoff in China”, in response to the interest from participants, we are hosting a second on event on mass-scale layoffs with focus on what happens after the downsizing is implemented and the news are out in the world. The European Chamber is pleased to welcome you to an event where speakers from Cornerstone and Labours will share with participants key factors that need to be kept in mind after a mass-scale layoff is conducted.

• 2018-11-27 | 15:30 - 16:55
• European Chamber Shanghai Office, Shui On Plaza, Unit 2204

Building on the success of the previous three years, this year’s “China Automotive” events will comprise:
• The China Automotive Conference in Shanghai on 28 November 2018
• A workshop on R&D Agreements on 27 November 2018.

• 2018-11-27 | 14:00 - 18:05
• European Chamber Shanghai Office, Unit 2204

To better understand Shanghai’s enterprise standardisation regulations, the European Chamber is delighted to invite Mr. Kai MENG, Vice Director, Standardisation Division, Shanghai Municipal Quality and Technical Supervision Bureau (上海市质量技术监督局标准化处孟凯副处长), to join an open discussion with members and share his insight on the development, applicability and implementation of Shanghai’s enterprise standards. Members are kindly invited to also share their comments on related issues as well as provide input on European enterprise standards and practice.

• 2018-11-22 | 15:00 - 17:00
• European Chamber Shanghai Office, Unit 2204

The European Chamber is delighted to bring together some frontline senior HR auditors and lawyers to share the latest HR Audit field information which is highly related to the evolving China’s rules and regulations.

• 2018-11-21 | 08:30 - 10:40
• European Chamber Shanghai Office, Unit 2204

The European Chamber is delighted to invite you to the next Logistics Working Group meeting, which will feature a presentation on Intermodal Transport Policies and Measures in China – Key Messages of the “Three-Year Action Plan on Restructuring Transportation” by Ms. Jingzhu Li, Senior Technical Expert at GIZ’s Sustainable Transport Programme in China.

• 2018-11-19 | 14:00 - 15:40
• European Chamber Shanghai Office

The European Chamber is pleased to invite you to the third session of our Cybersecurity Compliance series: The Emerging Personal Information Security Impact Assessment System, taking place on Monday 19 November, from 10h to 12h at the European Chamber’s Beijing and Shanghai offices, featuring He Yanzhe, Chief Inspector of Cybersecurity Review Department, Cybersecurity Evaluation Centre, China Electronics Standardisation Institute (CESI) 何延哲，中国电子技术标准化研究院网络安全测评中心审查部总监.

• 2018-11-19 | 10:00 - 12:00
• European Chamber Shanghai Office

The European Chamber is delighted to invite experts from PwC and Environmental Resources Management (ERM) who will explain how companies can better prepare for the Environmental Protection Tax (EPT) return and build and implement a strong compliance system.

• 2018-11-16 | 09:00 - 10:40
• European Chamber Shanghai Office, Unit 2204