European Union Chamber of Commerce in China
Energy and Environment Working Group (Beijing and Shanghai)
Updates of Negotiations for Environmental Goods Agreement (EGA) – Talk with Chief Negotiators
Date: 8:30-9:30am, Monday, 11th July
Venue:
European Chamber office Beijing (Beijing Lufthansa Center, Office C412, 50 Liangmaqiao Road, Beijing -北京市朝阳区亮马桥路五十号，燕莎中心写字楼C-412室)
European Chamber office Shanghai (Unit 2204, Shui On Plaza, 333 Huai Hai Zhong Road, Shanghai -上海市淮海中路333号，瑞安广场2204室)
Registration:
For Beijing, please register here with Edwin Sui at intern002@europeanchamber.com.cn
For Shanghai, please register here or with Yuan Ling at yling@europeanchamber.com.cn
Please register before 8.00 am Monday, 11th July
Dear Working Group Member,
Since July 2014 the EU and 16 other members (Australia, Canada, China, Costa Rica, Chinese Taipei, the European Union, Hong Kong (China), Japan, Korea, New Zealand, Norway, Switzerland, Singapore, United States, Israel, Turkey and Iceland) of the World Trade Organization (WTO) have been negotiating an Environmental Goods Agreement (EGA) to remove barriers to trade in environmental or "green" goods that are crucial for environmental protection and climate change mitigation.
WTO members participating in the EGA negotiations are committed to intensify work this year in order to conclude the negotiations as soon as possible, using among others political milestones such as high level G20 meetings. Recently the 14th Round of Negotiations was finished in the week of 20th June 2016 in Geneva.
Since Environmental Goods Agreement (EGA) is quite vital to environment/ energy business, we are delighted to invite negotiators from European Commission to share some recent updates about the EGA negotiations. During the meeting, you can also propose some concerns or suggestions to the negotiator.
It is planned for the meeting to focus on the following items:
• Share updates of the Environmental Goods Agreement (EGA) negotiation;
• Know more about contents of the Environmental Goods Agreement (EGA)
• The possibility of propose your concerns and suggestion about the current business environment in China to the negotiator
Agenda:
08.30-09.00 EGA negotiation updates
09.00-09.30 Discussion and Q&A
This meeting will take place in European Chamber Beijing Office and will be linked to European Chamber Shanghai Office through a video con-call system. If you would like to attend this meeting, please register with Yuan Ling at yling@europeanchamber.com.cn for Shanghai or with Edwin Sui at intern002@europeanchamber.com.cn for Beijing by 8.00 am, Monday 11July, COB.