Advocacy Actions

2023-12-23 > All chapters

European Chamber submits comments on the MIIT's Administrative Penalty Guidelines for Data Security in the Industrial and Information Technology Fields (Trial Implementation)

On 23rd December, the European Union Chamber of Commerce submitted comments on the MIIT's draft Administrative Penalty Guidelines for Data Security in the Industrial and Information Technology Fields (Trial Implementation).

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2023-12-20 > Beijing

Working Group Meeting on China’s Product Carbon Footprint System with China National Institute of Standardization (CNIS)

On 20th December, the European Chamber Carbon Market Working Group invited Mr. Sun Liang, Associate Researcher, Resource and Environment Sub-Institute, China National Institute of Standardization (CNIS) and various industry players to give updates on China’s product carbon footprint system, and share best practices in corporate carbon footprint management.

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2023-10-23 > Beijing

Head of Foreign Subsidies Task Force at DG Competition Speaks with Members about the Foreign Subsidies Regulation

Dr Simone Ritzek-Seidl, Head of sector – Task force foreign subsidies at the European Commission's DG Competition, answered member questions on the Foreign Subsidies Regulation.

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2023-10-18 > Beijing

European Chamber Co-organised an Online Workshop on Renewable Energy Financing with the German Energy Agency (dena) and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)

The European Chamber co-organised the online release event of the "Renewable Energy & Storage Financing" report with the German Energy Agency (dena) and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) on Wednesday 18th October. Zhonghua Xu, National Chair of Energy Working Group gave the opening remarks and Mario Huang Yu, National Chair of Banking & Securities Working Group, delivered a keynote speech on the financing of renewable energy projects.

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2023-01-28 > Beijing, Shanghai, Nanjing, South China

European Chamber submitted comments on the Value-Added Tax Law (draft)

The National People's Congress organised the public consultation on the Value-Added Tax Law (Draft) on 30th December 2022.

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2023-01-12 > All chapters

European Tour 2023: Meeting with Friends of Europe

Carl Hayward led a European Chamber delegation to meet with Friends of Europe to introduce the Chamber's Position Paper 2022/2023, outline the current situation in China and discuss EU-China relations in general.

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2019-12-26 > All chapters

Comments to Ministry of Finance on the draft Value Added Tax Law of the People's Republic of China

Finance & Taxation, Environment, GA Forum, Agriculture, Food and Beverage, Human Resources, Logistics, International Liner Shipping Working Groups jointly submitted comments to the Ministry of Finance on the draft Value Added Tax Law of the People's Republic of China.

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2019-11-07 > All chapters

Meeting with Foreign Capital and Overseas Investment Department of the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC)

On Nov. 7th, European Chamber Finance and Taxation Working Group representatives paid a visit to the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) and received by Director YUAN Feng of the Foreign Capital & Overseas Investment Department.

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2019-08-20 > Beijing

Meeting with Director-General Mr. LUO Tianshu, Income Tax Department, State Tax Administration (STA)

On 20th August, Director General LUO Tianshu (DG Luo) of the Income Tax Department, State Taxation Administration (STA), led a delegation to the European Chamber Beijing office. DG Luo provided the official response to an advocacy letter jointly drafted by the Finance and Taxation Working Group (F&T WG) and the Human Resources Working Group on the cancellation of foreign assignees’ non-taxable benefits, which are regulated in the latest Caishui [2018] No. 164.

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2019-07-10 > All chapters

Letter to the State Administration of Taxation (SAT) on the Cancellation of Non-Taxable Benefits per Individual Income Tax Law (IIT) Amendment

The European Chamber has submitted a letter to the State Administration of Taxation with regards to the cancellation of non-taxable benefits as per amendments to the Individual Income Tax Law.

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