A & A WG warmly invite you to join out next Quarterly Work & Activities Meeting on July 21st, from 10:00 am to 12:00 at EUCCC office, followed by a casual networking lunch

• 2020-07-21 | 10:00 - 12:00
• Beijing Lufthansa Center, Office C405

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 Beijing 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
• European Chamber Beijing Office C405 & Zoom Online

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. You will receive a confirmation email containing the link to join the meeting via Zoom after registration closes.

• 2020-07-15 | 10:00 - 11:30
• 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(Beijing 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. 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
• Online - Zoom (Link to be sent upon confirmation/registration)

At this meeting, we will hear from Mr. Claude Maillot, Senior Vice President and Chief Executive for Marine & Offshore North Asia Zone and China, Bureau Veritas and Leader of the recent established Cruise Ship Expert Group under by the Ministry of Transportation. We will also hear from Ms Vanessa Wei, Cruise Portfolio Manager at Bureau Veritas. We will also hear from Director Wang Xiaobing, Ship Inspection Department of Guangdong Marine Safety Administration.

• 2020-06-23 | 15:00 - 16:30
• European Chamber Office Beijing, 4th Floor, Room C405

During the sharing session, Mr. Yun CHEN (Baker & McKenzie FenXun) and Ms. Elva Yao (Baker McKenzie) will conduct an interactive discussion focusing on the development of legal practice related to both trademark and patent infringement issues in Original Equipment Manufacturing (OEM).

• 2020-06-19 | 10:00 - 12:00
• Zoom meeting

Mr. YU shengming, Deputy Director in CDM of National Center for Climate Change Strategy and International Cooperation will introduce the basic situation of corporate carbon emission reporting and verification in recent years, and the latest requirements for reporting and verification in 2019 , and Mr. CHEN Zhibin,Senior Consultant at SinoCarbon will share the the practical expericences of enterprises on carbon emissions management.

• 2020-06-18 | 10:00 - 11:30
• On-line & Off-line, European Chamber Beijing, Office C-405