Advocacy Actions
Phone call with Damien Plan, Counsellor for Agriculture of EU Delegation to China
Phone call with Damien Plan, Counsellor for Agriculture of EU Delegation to China
Read moreVice Minister of Commerce Wang Shouwen Expresses Appreciation for Chamber and Member Companies’ Contributions During COVID-19 Outbreak
On the afternoon of 28th February, Mr Wang Shouwen, vice minister (VM) of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and deputy China International Trade Representative, held a conference call with Jörg Wuttke, president of the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China, during which VM Wang expressed his great appreciation for the European Chamber and its member companies’ great work and contributions made during the COVID-19 outbreak period.
Read moreHE Ambassador Zhang Ming, Mission of PRC to the EU, Hosts Webinar with European Chamber on COVID-19’s Impact on European Business in China
At 4pm on 28th February (Beijing time), a webinar, jointly organised by the Mission of People’s Republic of China (PRC) to the European Union and the European Chamber, took place – an unprecedented event in the history of relations between the two sides. HE Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Zhang Ming and Minister Xia Xiang, Economic and Business Department, hosted the webinar and listened to the challenges currently being faced by European business during the COVID-19 outbreak period.
Read moreComments to the NHC on National Food Safety Standard Good Manufacturing Practice for Milk Products (Draft for Comment)
The European Chamber very much welcomes the National Health Commission (NHC)'s decision to collect opinions on the Good Manufacturing Practices for Milk Products (Draft for Comments). Upon careful study of the draft, the European Chamber Agriculture, Food and Beverage Working Group, Paediatric Nutrition Desk, Food for Special Medical Purposes Advisory Committee, and Cheese Desk has collated all member inputs and submitted them to the NHC for their consideration.
Read moreWebinar with Ms. Zhang Hanrong, Head of Business Certification Center, China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) on the Certificate Regarding Force Majeure Facts Due to the Outbreak of COVID-19
On 26th February, the European Chamber had a webinar with Ms. Zhang Hanrong, Head of Business Certification Center, China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) and Mr. Ian Lewis, Partner of Mayer Brown to explain "force majeure" from the perspective of People's Republic of China (PRC) General Rules on the Civil Law and Contract Law. And the Certificate Regarding Force Majeure Facts due to the outbreak of COVID-19.
Summary of Challenges for European Business due to the Outbreak of the COVID-19
Upon request of the China Committee of Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT), the European Chamber has reached out to working group members to collect feedback on the impact on business due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). More than 100 companies from different sectors provided feedback.
Read moreComments to Shanghai DRC on Optimizing the Business Environment in Shanghai (Draft for Comment)
The European Chamber very much welcomes the Shanghai Municipal Development and Reform Commission and etc.'s decision to collect opinions on the "Guideline on Administrative Adjudication for Patent Infringement Disputes (Draft for Comments)". Upon careful study of the draft and consultation with its members, the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China, led by its Legal Working Group, has collated all member inputs and submitted suggestions to the Shanghai DRC, Shanghai Municipal General Office, SHEITC, Shanghai Municipal Administration for Market Regulation for their consideration.
Read moreEU Tour - Working lunch with Reinhard Buetikofer
On 4th February European Chamber Representatives met with the Chair of the European Parliament's Delegation for Relations with China, Reinhard Buetikofer.
Read moreComments to SAMR on Draft Revisions to the Anti-monopoly Law of the People's Republic of China (Draft for Comment)
The European Chamber very much welcomes the SAMR's decision to collect opinions on the "Draft Revisions to the Anti-monopoly Law of the People's Republic of China (Draft for Comment)". Upon careful study of the draft and consultation with its members, the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China, led by its Legal and Compliance Working Group, has collated all member inputs and submitted suggestions to the SAMR Anti-monopoly Bureau for their consideration.
Read moreComments to the NPC on the Deed Tax Law of the People's Republic of China (Draft for Comments)
Finance & Taxation Working Group submitted comments to the National People’s Congress of China on the Deed Tax Law of the People's Republic of China.