The Investment Working Group is pleased to invite you to the “2021 Chair Elections and 2021 Position Paper Discussion” Working Group meeting, which is taking place on Wednesday, March 10th, 4:30pm to 6:30pm (GMT+8:00, China time) at the European Chamber’s Shanghai office, as well as online via Zoom.

• 2021-03-10 - 2021-03-10 | 16:30 - 18:30
• Zoom, European Chamber Shanghai Office

The European Chamber is delighted to invite you to the next meeting of the Logistics Working Group at 11:00 am-12:00 pm, Friday, 5th March 2021 via Zoom. At this meeting, we will hold the elections, update you on a few Chamber developments and discuss the Position Paper plans.

• 2021-03-05 | 11:00 - 12:00
• Zoom meeting (online or via call in)

The IPR Working Group is pleased to invite you to the meeting 2021-2022 chair elections, which is taking place on Friday, 5th March, 10:00am to 12:00pm (GMT+8:00, China time) at the European Chamber’s Shanghai and Beijing offices, as well as online via Zoom.

The first part of this meeting will consist of a sharing by Mr Reinout van Malenstein, Vice Chair of the IPR working group on the amended Copyright Law. On Nov. 11, 2020, the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress passed the latest revision of the Copyright Law, its third amendment. Effective January 1st, 2021, the amended Copyright Law introduces some significant wording changes as well as an increase in the penalties in case of infringement, which Reinout’s presentation will further explore.

The second part of this meeting will consist of the 2021-2022 chair elections. Candidates running for the elections will introduce themselves and their goals for the IPR Working Group over the following 12 months. Only IPR WG members who had their registration confirmed for this meeting will have the right to vote in person or online, with one vote per company. Online voting instructions will be sent via email to individual attendees prior to the meeting.

• 2021-03-05 | 10:00 - 12:00
• European Chamber Shanghai Office & Zoom Online Meeting

The R&D WG is pleased to invite you to the first working group meeting in 2021 to kick start the year with an election of the WG chair and vice-chairs.

• 2021-03-04 | 14:00 - 16:00
• European Chamber Office Shanghai, 22nd Floor, Room 2204

The Finance & Taxation Working Group is pleased to invite you to the meeting “Electronic Invoices in the B2B Sector—First-hand Experience with China’s Nationwide E-fapiao Regime”, which is taking place on Thursday, March 4th, 10:00am to 12:00pm (GMT+8:00, China time) at the European Chamber’s Shanghai and Beijing offices, as well as online via Zoom. At this meeting, we will also hold the 2021-2022 chair elections.

• 2021-03-04 - 2021-03-04 | 10:00 - 12:00
• Zoom | Beijing Office, Beijing Lufthansa Center, Office C405, No. 50 Liangmaqiao Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing, 100125 | Shanghai Office, Unit 2204, Shui On Plaza, 333 Middle Huaihai Road, Huangpu District, Shanghai, 200021

The Legal and Competition Working Group (WG) is delighted to invite you to the first working group meeting of 2021, which will take place on 3rd March, from 10:00 to 12:00. During this kick-off meeting, we will review the activities of the WG in 2020, and members are strongly encouraged to join the discussion and provide input on the WG’s 2021 advocacy and activity priorities, and Position Paper outline. With this occasion, the 2021 Legal and Competition Working Group Chair election will be held.

• 2021-03-03 | 10:00 - 12:00
• European Chamber Shanghai Office C405/Zoom

The Human Resources Working Group is pleased to invite you to the meeting “Understanding Employment Disputes: 2021 Rules and Judicial Interpretations”, which is taking place on Wednesday, March 3rd, 16:00 to 18:00 (GMT+8:00, China time) at the European Chamber’s Shanghai office, as well as online via Zoom. At this meeting, we will also hold the 2021-2022 chair elections.

• 2021-03-03 - 2021-03-03 | 16:00 - 18:00
• Zoom, European Chamber Shanghai Office

At this meeting, Ms Beibei Zhang, DS Avocats will present an overview of the Multi-layered Protection Scheme (MLPS) 2.0 and its current mandatory implementation status. She will also advise members on the security and operational requirements for MLPS on which they will be assessed and how foreign companies can ensure internal security and compliance. We will also hold 2021-2022 WG Chair Elections. The Chair and Vice Chairs play a crucial role in driving the Working Group, which includes a leadership role in the drafting of the WG Position Paper, communicating key messages to Chinese and European government authorities and steering Working Group meetings.

• 2021-03-02 | 10:00 - 12:00
• European Chamber Office Shanghai

The Investment Working Group is pleased to invite you to the meeting “PRC Capital Markets Update”, which is taking place on Tuesday, March 2nd, 17:00 to 18:30 (GMT+8:00, China time) at the European Chamber’s Shanghai and Beijing offices, as well as online via Zoom.

• 2021-03-02 - 2021-03-02 | 17:00 - 18:30
• Zoom, European Chamber Beijing and Shanghai Offices

European Union Chamber of Commerce in China
Auto, Auto components and IPR Working Group
Joint Working Group Meeting: IP Management and Protection in Localised Production in China

• 2021-02-25 | 10:00 - 12:00
• Zoom (online) and the European Chamber Shanghai and Beijing Office