Advocacy Actions
Participation in the 2022 Working Conference on China-Europe Energy Technology Innovation Cooperation
On 4th March, the China-Europe Energy Innovation Cooperation Office (the Office) organised the 2022 Annual Working Conference. Nearly 200 participants joined online, with the European Chamber Energy Working Group representatives and member companies playing the leading role. Pan Huimin, Deputy Director General of the International Department of the National Energy Administration (NEA), and Octavian Stamate, Counsellor for Energy and Climate Action, Delegation of the European Union to China, attended the meeting and delivered opening speeches. Jiang Shihong, Vice President of the Electric Power Planning and Engineering Institute moderated the whole session.
Read moreMaritime WG and International Liner Shipping WG Joint Meeting with MoT
On 4th of March, the Ministry of Transport initiated one online meeting, along with Maritime WG and International Liner Shipping WG, for an industry hearing on a range of issues, covering higher freight rate, disrupted supply chain, shore power use of liner industry and the decarbonisation strategies of ship-building industry.
Read moreSent comments to Ministry of Finance regarding government procurement
On 4th March, the European Chamber sent comments to the Treasury Department of Ministry of Finance regarding the challenges and concerns faced by the foreign-invested companies in the government procurement in China.
Read moreSent comments to CCPIT regarding government procurement
On 4th March, the European Chamber sent comments to the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) regarding the challenges and concerns faced by the foreign-invested companies in the government procurement activities in China.
Read moreRoundtable Discussion with China Academy of Information and Communication Technology (CAICT)
On 3rd March, Chairs and Vice Chairs of the ICT Working Group and Cybersecurity Sub-working Group were invited to join a roundtable discussion with the representatives of the Institute of Policy and Economic Research of the CAICT on the cooperation between the European Union (EU) and China in ICT area.
Read moreSubmission of Comments to MIIT on the Notice on Further Regulating Pre-installation of Application Software on Smart Mobile Terminals
On the 3rd of March, European Chamber Automotive Working Group submitted comments to the MIIT on the Notice on Further Regulating Pre-installation of Application Software on Smart Mobile Terminals.
Read moreMeeting with Beijing Investment and Promotion Service Centre
On 3rd March 2022, the Secretary General of the European Chamber met with the Deputy Director General of the Beijing Investment and Promotion Service Centre (Bureau).
Read moreMeeting with National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) and National Institutes for Food and Drug Control (NIFDC) on Safety and Techinical Standards for Cosmetics
On March 1st, Cosmetics Working Group had a meeting with NMPA and NIFDC, regarding Safety and Technical Standards for Cosmetics.
Read moreMeeting with National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) on Children Cosmetics and Raw Material Information Submission Platform
On 1st March, Cosmetics Working Group representatives joined the meeting with NMPA, regarding children cosmetics and issues with raw material information submission platform.
Read moreEuropean Chamber Attended CCPIT Online Seminar on Supply Chains
On 1st March, the European Chamber members attended the online seminar on supply chains hosted by the China Center for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT). Members shared their insight and communicated their concerns over issues including China's R&D investment on the protection of intellectual property in the biotechnology field, market access for innovative technology and its market regulation, challenges in transiting to green energy, as well as second-hand chip issue in the automotive chip supply.
Chinese officials from International Trade Administration, China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) & scholars attended the meeting.