Meeting with Legislative Affairs Commission of the NPC Standing Committee on the Draft Foreign Investment Law

2019-01-09 | All chapters

On January 9, 2019, the Legislative Affairs Committee of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress held a symposium to solicit opinions on the draft Foreign Investment Law. European Chamber representatives were invited to attend the symposium and present members’ concerns.

The European Chamber welcomes the consultation and appreciates the opportunity to provide comments. The draft legislation retains a distinction between foreign and domestic investment, a principle with which the European Chamber disagrees. The European Chamber believes there are no compelling reasons to regulate differently companies by their ownership structure or by the nationality of the investors.