Advocacy Actions
Comments 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 moreComments to the NHC on National Food Safety Standard Limit of Pathogens in Prepackaged Food (Draft for Comments)
The European Chamber very much welcomes the China National Health Commission (NHC)'s decision to collect opinions on the National Food Safety Standard Limit of Pathogens in Prepackaged Food (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 moreLobby Letter to the Legislation Department of the State Administration for Market Regulation on the Administrative Measures on Food Labeling
The Paediatric Nutrition Sub-Working Group and the Food for Special Medical Purposes Advisory Committee submitted a lobby letter to the Legislation Department of the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) to raise suggestions on the Administrative Measures on Food Labeling, which begin public consultation in December, 2019.
Read moreComments to the NHSA's draft 'List of Public Services'
The Healthcare Equipment (HCE) Working Group submitted comments to the National Healthcare Security Administration's (NHSA's) draft 'List of Public Services'.
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.
Lobby Letter to the CBIRC on the Regulation of Reinsurance Companies
On 24st February the European Chamber’s Insurance Working Group sent a lobby letter to the China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission on the Regulation on the Establishment of Reinsurance Companies (Baojianhuiling [2002] 4) and the Regulation of the Reinsurance Business Management (Baojianhuiling 2010:8, revised in 2015).
Read moreAdvocacy letter to EASA EU Commission on waiver of Slot right
European Union Chamber of Commerce sent a lobby letter to the European Commission and EASA to request granting the prolonged entitlement for the EU Airline companies after the coronavirus outbreak.
Input to EUD on Medical Device Sector Most Affected Issues by the Disruptions in the Supply Chain
On 21 February, the medical device sector submitted input to the Delegation of the European Union to China on medical device sector most affected issues by the disruptions in the supply chain.
Read moreLetter to Integrative Supervision Bureau of National Health Commission (NHC) on Urgent Import of Antibacterial Products and Simplified the Notification Process during the Epidemic of COVID-19
The European Union Chamber of Commerce in China submitted a letter to Integrative Supervision Bureau of National Health Commission (NHC), collating information in terms of urgent import of antibacterial products and simplified the notification process during the epidemic of COVID-19 following the practice of urgent import of medical devices.
Read moreMeeting with Division Chief of the Policy Research Centre of the China Centre for the Promotion of SME Development (ProSME), Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT)
The European Chamber invited Ms. Xuanyi Song, division chief of the Policy Research Centre at the China Centre for the Promotion of SME Development (ProSME), to talk to our members about the latest updates in policies from China to helping Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) survive the impacts on their business during the crisis brought by COVID-19.
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