Advocacy Actions
Lobby Letter to CNCA on Measures for the Administration of Certification Agencies
On 14th November 2017, the AQSIQ together with CNCA issued the Measures for the Administration of Certification Agencies. The Chamber was involved in the process of drafting through submitting consolidated comments enclosed to AQSIQ in July 2017 and the dialogue with Director General Xu Xinjian of AQSIQ’s Department of Legislation and Regulations in September. However, the regulation itself failed to reflect the comments submitted by the Chamber and the comments agreed by the AQSIQ, in which case, the Chamber submitted a formal lobby letter to remind AQSIQ to include our comments and recommendations into the implementing rules or interpretation.
Comments on CNIS' Draft of National Standard <Indicators for Green City>
In November, the China National Insitute of Standardization (CNIS) issued the National Standard <Indicators for Green City> for public consultation.
The European Chamber's Construction Working Group, Environment Working Group, Standardisation and Conformity Assessment Working Group, European Wood Desk, Quality and Safety Services Working Group, on behalf of member companies, submitted their consolidated comments to CNIS.
Meeting with ASOP on Safety of Online Pharmacies in China
The European Chamber held a meeting with a delegation of the Alliance for Safe Online Pharmacies (ASOP Global) on Safety of Online Pharmacies.
Read moreComments to Yunnan DRC on the 'Cased-Based Payment Catalogue' for Public Hospitals
The Healthcare Equipment (HCE) Working Group of the Chamber submitted comments to the Pricing Bureau of Yunnan Development and Reform Commission (DRC) on the 'Cased-Based Payment Catalogue' for Public Hospitals
Read moreMeeting with SAC on the Revised Standardisation Law
Following the release of the newly revised Standardisation Law by the National People's Congress on 1 November 2017, the ICT Working Group, Standards & Conformity Assessment Working Group and Quality & Safety Services Sub-Working Group of the European Chamber jointly invited Mr. Wei Hong, Deputy Director General, General Affairs Management Department, Standardisation Administration of China (SAC) to interpret the revised Standardisation Law and its implications for foreign business in China.
Comments to Guangxi Pricing Bureau on "Case-Based Payment" for Hospital Services
The Healthcare Equipment (HCE) Working Group of the Chamber submitted comments to the Pricing Bureau of Guangxi Autonomous Region on the 'Cased-Based Payment Catalogue' for Public Hospitals.
Read moreMeeting with SAIC on Revised Anti-unfair Competition Law
The European Chamber conducted an Exclusive Dialogue with Mr Yang Hongcan, Director General, Antimonopoly and Anti-unfair Competition Enforcement Bureau of State Administration of Industry & Commerce (SAIC), to interpret the revised Anti-unfair Competition Law. DG Yang’s Bureau formulates specific antimonopoly and anti-unfair competition measures, carry out antimonopoly enforcement and initiate investigations into unfair competition practices, commercial bribery, smuggling, and other cases violating economic laws, and supervise the handling of serious and/or material cases.
Read moreSeminar on FDI and Local Business Environment with Shanghai Municipal Commission of Commerce
Seminar on FDI and Local Business Environment with Shanghai Municipal Commission of Commerce
Read moreMeeting with Director DENG Lan of CPAFFC
Ms DENG Lan, Director of NGO Division of the Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC) attended the CSR forum meeting and explained how Foreign NGO Law is going to affect international corporations’ CSR practices in China.
Read moreParticipation in the Asia-Pacific Forum on Low Carbon Technology 2017, "Transitioning Towards Sustainable Low-Carbon City Development" (Changsha, Hunan Province)
On Wednesday, 29th November, the Shanghai Local Chair of the Energy Working Group, Mr. Joseph Van der Elst, participated in the Asia-Pacific Forum on Low Carbon Technology 2017, "Transitioning Towards Sustainable Low-Carbon City Development", which took place in Changsha, Hunan Province.
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