Advocacy Actions
European Chamber Vice President Meets Director-General Yang Yingming of Ministry of Finance
On 24th January, European Chamber Vice President Guido Giacconi led an online meeting—alongside representatives from the Chamber’s Finance and Taxation Working Group, Carbon Market Sub-working Group, Healthcare Equipment Working Group and the Fashion and Leather Desk—with Director-General Yang Yingming of the Department of International Economic Relations of the Ministry of Finance (MOF), to discuss key issues and present the Chamber’s Position Paper 2021/2022.
Read moreComments to National People's Congress (NPC) on the Company Law of the People's Republic of China (Draft Revision)
The European Chamber submitted comments to National People's Congress (NPC) on the Company Law of the People's Republic of China (Draft Revision) on 21st January.
Read moreLobby Letter Submitted to the People's Bank of China (PBoC) on the Draft Regulation on Local Financial Supervision and Administration of Local Financial Organisations
On 21st January, the European Chamber’s Banking & Securities working group and Non-Banking Financial Institutions (NBFI) working group sent a joint letter to the People’s Bank of China (PBoC) International Cooperation Department to follow up to a meeting held between Banking & Securities working group's representatives and People’s Bank of China officials on 14th January. A lobby letter with comments on PBOC’s draft regulation on local financial supervision and administration of local financial organisations by the NBFI working group was attached to the thank you letter.
Read moreMeeting with Experts from National Institute for Food and Drug Control (NIFDC) upon Concerns of Raw Material Information Submission and Product Evaluation etc.
Meeting with experts from NIFDC upon concerns of raw material information submission and product evaluation etc.
Read moreOnline Meeting with Niall Lawlor the Head of the Science and Technology Section from the Delegation of the European Union to China
On 21st January, business managers of the Research and Development Working Group, Investment Working Group, and Pharmaceutical Working Group joined an online meeting with Niall Lawlor, Head of the Science and Technology Section, Delegation of the European Union to China.
Read moreParticipation in the 15th China New Energy International Exhibition and Forum
China New Energy Chamber of Commerce held the 15th China New Energy International Exhibition and Forum on 16-18 January in Sui’ning, Xu’zhou City, Jiangsu Province under the theme of “Approach to Realize Neutrality: High Renewable Energy Penetration Scenarios.” During the Opening Ceremony, Zhonghua Xu, Chair of European Chamber Energy Working Group delivered a keynote speech on EU-China cooperation in the new energy field.
Read moreBanking and Securities WG meeting with PBoC online
On January 14th, the representatives of Banking and Securities Working Group, representatives of European Chamber had a meeting with PBoC online. The two sides had an open discussion on a series of topics, covering foreign banks' eligibility of applying green financing facility in China, parameter adjustments of macro-prudential framework, non-renew issues of QCCP status between ESMA and Shanghai Clearing House and the possibility of the official launch of Derivatives Act.
Read moreMeeting with Agriculture Counsellors of EU Delegation and Member States on GACC Decree 248 and infant formula issue
European Chamber representatives attended the EU Member States Agriculture Counsellors monthly meeting. During the meeting, participants shared the latest status of the registration of food producers from their respective countries under GACC Decree 248 (The Regulation on Registration Administration of Overseas Manufactures of Imported Foods) and Decree 249 (The Measures of the People's Republic of China for the Administration of Import and Export Food Safety), and discussed remaining and emerging issues related to the implementation of these two Decrees. European Chamber exchanged views with Agriculture Counsellors regarding possible solutions to the problems faced by the Industry. In addition, participants also shared the latest updates on infant formula recipe registration.
Read moreRoundtable with Vice Chairman of CPPCC Shanghai Committee
On 12th Jan 2022, Dr. Ioana Kraft, General Manager of the European Chamber Shanghai Chapter joined the 5th “Riverside Meeting Hall” chaired by Mr. Zhou Hanmin, Vice Chairman of CPPCC Shanghai Committee.
Read moreMeeting with CACE for Further Cooperation on Circular Economy
On 11th Jan, 2022, Jessica Yuan, Deputy Head of the government affairs department and June Yu, Business Manager of the government affairs visited Mr Zhao Kai, Vice President of China Association of Circular Economy.
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