The Investment Working Group is pleased to invite you to the meeting “Investing in China: Localization Strategies for Multinationals”, which is taking place on September, 23rd, 16:30-18:00, online via Zoom and in-person at KPMG Beijing office and at the European Chamber Shanghai office (venue details above).

• 2021-11-18 - 2021-11-18 | 16:30 - 18:00
• KPMG Beijing Office/ European Chamber Shanghai Office/Zoom

The Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL) has come into effect on 1st November, 2021. This law affects every company and every industry’s handling of employee data including the collection, storage, and use of information. Similar to Europe’s GDPR, it brings about many questions and challenges for HR leaders in China looking to be compliant with this new regulation.

At this working group meeting, Ms Isabelle Hajjar, Head of Compliance - Cybersecurity & Data Privacy, TekID will examine key considerations for HR leaders from a cybersecurity perspective and Ms Jeanette Yu, Partner, CMS will share her expertise from a legal standpoint.

• 2021-11-17 | 16:00 - 17:15
• European Chamber Shanghai Office and Online Zoom

Sign up the annual signature event of the Shanghai Chapter

• 2021-11-16 | 14:30 - 19:00
• The Westin Bund Center Shanghai, 3F Grand ballroom

Extensive power cuts have and are continuing to cripple critical industrial outputs and create instability for the business landscape in China. With increased pressure from authorities to meet targets for energy reduction, the current power shortages experienced across the nation are at the forefront of China’s Carbon neutrality ambitions to peak carbon emissions by 2030 and ultimately achieve carbon neutrality by 2060. Issues are exacerbated by insufficient new energies power supply and surging prices of coal/gas that increase costs for power producers that will likely to persist this coming winter. However, we need to ensure that there is a balance between Energy Security and China’s long term carbon neutrality targets through a more sustainable approach.

• 2021-11-03 - 2021-11-03 | 16:00 - 17:30
• European Chamber Office, Shanghai

Southwest China Chapter, European Union Chamber of Commerce in China will release its European Business in China position Paper 2021/2022 (Position Paper), its most important publication and the cornerstone of its annual advocacy plan. Compiled by its 35 working groups and sub-working groups over a six-month period, the 930 constructive recommendations contained in the Position Paper illustrate both the depth of the challenges faced by European companies in China and their commitment to improving the business environment.

《欧盟企业在中国建议书2021/2022》（下文简称“《建议书》”）是商会最重要的出版物和其年度工作计划的基础。《建议书》中囊括的 930 项建设性建议由 35 个工作组和子工作组在 6 个月的时间内汇编而成。这些建议不仅列举说明了在华欧洲企业所面临的巨大挑战，也包含这些企业对于支持改善营商环境所做出的承诺。

• 2021-11-03 | 13:10 - 17:30
• Grand Ball Room I, 3F, Kempinksi Hotel Chongqing 重庆凯宾斯基酒店3楼宴会I厅

[FULLY BOOKED so on-site registration will NOT be accepted] 【参会名额已满，不再接受现场报名！】

The hotel’s guards at the front gate will check: the health QR code, it has to be “green”; The body temperature with an infrared thermometer, it has to be less than 37 degrees Celsius.
酒店工作人员会检查健康码和体温，健康码为绿色且体温在37摄氏度以下方可入场参加活动。

Southwest China Chapter, European Union Chamber of Commerce in China will release its European Business in China position Paper 2021/2022 (Position Paper), its most important publication and the cornerstone of its annual advocacy plan. Compiled by its 35 working groups and sub-working groups over a six-month period, the 930 constructive recommendations contained in the Position Paper illustrate both the depth of the challenges faced by European companies in China and their commitment to improving the business environment.

《欧盟企业在中国建议书2021/2022》（下文简称“《建议书》”）是商会最重要的出版物和其年度工作计划的基础。《建议书》中囊括的 930 项建设性建议由 35 个工作组和子工作组在 6 个月的时间内汇编而成。这些建议不仅列举说明了在华欧洲企业所面临的巨大挑战，也包含这些企业对于支持改善营商环境所做出的承诺。

• 2021-11-02 | 18:30 - 21:00
• Jincheng Ballroom, Building 5 G1, Gran Melia Chengdu 成都盛美利亚酒店 5号楼花园一层 锦城宴会厅

In order to better guide foreign enterprises to operate in compliance with regulations in China and help foreign enterprises break through the difficulties of resolving foreign-related commercial disputes, European Union Chamber of Commerce in China and Shanghai Commercial Mediation Center will hold a working group meeting on Cross-Border Dispute Resolution of Foreign Enterprises on October 28th, 14:00-16:00

• 2021-10-28 | 14:00 - 16:00
• Shanghai Commercial Mediation Center 上海市经贸商事调解中心

Europe’s Transformation towards Sustainable Chemistry
With the EU Commission presidency of Ursula von der Leyen in 2019, the European Green Deal was announced to transform the EU economy into a climate-neutral and sustainable economy and to meet the UN Sustainable Development Goals SDGs. One important part of the European Green Deal is the Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability (CSS) which is bringing in fundamentally new concepts like Safe and Sustainable by-Design and Essential Use as a legal requirement. Further on well-established concepts mainly under the REACH Regulation and CLP Regulation will be strengthened resulting in decisive restrictions of entire substance groups. This seminar will discuss the latest developments since the publication of the CSS in October 2020 with two experts from Merck.

• 2021-10-28 - 2021-10-28 | 15:00 - 16:30
• European Chamber Shanghai Office, 22nd Floor, Room 2204

The Finance & Taxation Working Group is pleased to invite you to the meeting “Corporate Restructuring: PRC Tax Considerations”, which is taking place on October, 22nd, 15:00-16:00, on Zoom and at the Shanghai office of the European Chamber.

• 2021-10-26 | 15:00 - 16:00
• European Chamber Shanghai Office and Online Zoom

The European Chamber is delighted to invite you to its next Financial Services Joint Working Group Meeting: An Update on China Cybersecurity and Data Protection and their Impacts on the Financial Services sector which is to take place on Wednesday 20th October 2021, 2:30-4:00 p.m.
Register online or email Ludivine Destree at ldestree@europeanchamber.com.cn before Tuesday 19th October, noon. You will receive a confirmation email containing the link to join the meeting via Zoom after registration closes the day before.

• 2021-10-20 | 14:30 - 16:00
• European Chamber Shanghai Office and Online (Zoom)