Advocacy Actions
Comments to the SAT's Urban Maintenance and Construction Tax Law
European Chamber Finance and Taxation, Construction, Environment and Petrochemicals, Chemicals and Refining working groups comments on the State Administration of Taxation's Urban Maintenance and Construction Tax Law (Draft for Opinions).
Read moreMeeting with Vice Minister Tian Xuebin of the Ministry of Water Resources
As cooperation partner with China Europe Water Platform (CEWP), Chamber Working Group Coordinator Kevin Gao attended the Sixth High-level Dialogue and presented the European Chamber Position Paper 2018/2019 to Mr Tian Xuebin, Vice Minister of the Ministry of Water Resources.
Meeting with China Council of the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) on Issues faced by French-owned Enterprises in China
A delegation from China Council of the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) visited the European Chamber and met with several French-owned member companies at Chamber office. As introduced by CCPIT, 2018 China-France High Level Economic and Financial Dialogue was to take place in France in early December. Vice Premier Hu Chunhua was going to Paris to attend the event. Before his visit, CCPIT was assigned to collect concerns and suggestions from French-owned enterprises in China, which was the purpose of this meeting.
Read moreComments on MEE's Classified Management Catalogue of Pollutants Discharge Permit for Stationary Pollution Sources (Draft for Comments)
Following the Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE)’s call for comments on the Classified Management Catalogue of Pollutants Discharge Permit for Stationary Pollution Sources (Draft for Comments), and upon circulation of the draft within relevant working groups, the European Chamber has collated all member inputs and submitted to MEE.
Read more2018 Xiongan New Area International Forum on Ultra-low Energy Building
On 19th September, the European Chamber led a delegation of 13 representatives to attend the International Forum on Ultra-low Energy Buildings in Xiongan New Area 2018. The forum was hosted by the Xiongan New Area Administrative Committee, Baoding Municipal Government, Hebei Provincial Department of Environmental Protection, Hebei Provincial Department of Housing and Urban-rural Development and the Architectural Society of China.
Read more2018 EU-China Industry Workshop on New Type of Urbanisation
On 11th September, around 120 policy makers, national authorities, industries, city governments, academics, civil societies and other stakeholders from China and Europe attended the EU-China Industry Workshop on New Types of Urbanisation 2018. The workshop was organised by the European Chamber and China Academy of Urban Planning and Design (CAUPD) of the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development (MOHURD). Funded by the European Commission under HORIZON 2020, the workshop was part of the EU-China Innovation Platform on Sustainable Urbanisation (URBAN-EU-CHINA).
Read moreComments to the MEE's Draft Amendment to the Solid Waste Pollution Prevention Law
The European Union Chamber of Commerce welcomes the decision of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment to call for comments on the <Draft Amendment to the Solid Waste Pollution Prevention Law>. The European Chamber welcomes this Draft Amendment as a step to make solid waste pollution prevention in China more aligned with international practice. There are, however, some aspects that we would like to comment from this Draft Amendment.
Read moreParticipation in the Seminar on E-waste Recycling Practices and the Use of Sustainability Standards
The European Chamber participated in an event co-organised by the Embassies of the Netherlands and Sweden, as well as ISEAL Alliance and the South-North Institute for Sustainable Development, on the topic of E-waste recycling practices and the use of sustainability standards.
Read moreChamber Stresses Importance of Circular Economy to NDRC
To better understand the essence of circular economy in China as well as its impact and potential opportunities for European business, the European Chamber is pleased to invite Mr. Lu Dongsen, Director, Division of Circular Economy, Department of Resource Conservation and Environmental Protection of NDRC (国家发改委资源节约和环境保护司循环经济处 陆冬森处长), to share his insight and analysis on the development of circular economy in China and opportunities for European business, followed by a roundtable discussion with members.
Read moreMeeting with the State Administration for Market Regulation and the Standardisation Administration of China on Standards on Environmental Technology and Climate Change
The Chamber was invited to the event on supporting innovation through standardization from the perspectives in the sectors of environmental technology and climate change organised by the Embassy of Canada and the Standards Council of Canada.
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