Advocacy Actions
Meeting with Deputy Director General Zhou of NDRC on Urban Planning
Ms Zhou Nan, Deputy Director General of the Department of Planning of NDRC, was invited to have an exclusive meeting with Mr Javier Lopez, National Chair of Chamber's Construction Working Group on urban planning and the development of construction industry.
Read moreRoundtable on Innovation of Medical Devices
Officials from NHFPC, CMDE of CFDA, and clinical experts from medical institutes / hospitals, and representatives from associated industry organizations, and EUCCC were invited by the organizer, to have a roundtable meeting on innovation of medical devices.
Read moreMeeting with Think Tank on BCS and Future Development Plan of FTZs in China
Meeting with Professor of Shanghai University of Finance and Economy to Discuss the Results of the BCS and the Future Development Plan of the FTZs in China
Read moreMeeting with ETSI on Cybersecurity Regulatory and Standardisation Developments
The European Chamber had a lunch meeting with the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) ahead of their meetings with relevant Chinese government agencies, to exchange on recent cybersecurity regulatory and standardisation developments in China and raise concerns from the European industry.
Read moreMeeting with China Food and Drug Administration
Representatives from Cosmetics Working Group of EUCCC visited CFDA as follow of the April meeting, to discuss proposal on in/out mechanism of ingredients in the positive lists in Safety and Technical Standards of Cosmetics, and concerns on the products registration and evaluation.
Read moreMeeting with Investment Promotion Division, Hubei Department of Commerce, on Future Cooperation
European Chamber Shanghai Chapter hosted meeting with the Chief of Investment Promotion Division, Hubei Department of Commerce, on future cooperation.
Read moreLobby Letter to CFDA on Technical Guidelines for Labeling Specification in the Registration of Infant and Young Children Milk Powder Formula Recipes
The Paediatric Nutrition Desk submitted a lobby letter on the newly released Technical Guidelines for Labeling Specification in the Registration of Infant and Young Children Milk Powder Formula Recipes (Trial Edition) to the CFDA. The Desk listed out some questions and requested for clearer clarifications, such as the usage of the Chinese and English names and their space on the labels, as well as the usage of the unregistered trademark and their place and space on the labels.
Read moreLobby Letter to CFDA on Modified Items and Requirements of Registration Application Documents for Product Formula of Infant Formula Milk Powder
The Paediatric Nutrition Desk submitted a lobby letter on the modifed Items and Requirements of Registration Application Documents for Product Formula of Infant Formula Milk Powder (Trial Edition).
Read moreMeeting with the Mayor of Xi'an
On 4th June, 2017, the Inter-Chamber SME Working Group Coordinator Mr. Davof Xu as well as other representatives from Embassies met with the city Mayor of Xi'an, Mr. Shangguan Jiqing. Mr. Shangguan Jiqing introduced the history of Xi'an and the impotance of Xi'an in China, he welcomed the further cooperation with the countries along with Silk Road. Mr. Davof Xu, briefly introduced the key concerns of lacking of financing access from EU SMEs at the meeting. , China Ministry of Information and Industry Technology to discuss the primary concern and suggestions from European SMEs in China.
Read morePolicy Meeting on Supply Side Structural Reform
On 1st June, 2017, The InterChamber SME Working Group held a policy meeting on supply-side structural reform (SSSR) in Beijing. During the meeting, Ms Philippa Jones, Managing Director in China Policy and Mr Tianjun Wu in Economist Intelligence Unit to give two presentations on the topic. For Ms Philippa Jones, she mainly focused on political aspect to explain the supply-side structural reform and exampled agriculture in supply side. As for Mr Tianjun Wu, he mainly focused the economic side, illustrate the five main tasks in SSSR, which are cutting (industrial) overcapacity, destocking (housing) inventory, (corporate) deleveraging, lowering (corporate) costs, and improving “weak links”. After the two presentations, there was a Q&A part for attendants to ask speakers questions about the speeches.
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