The European Green Deal sets out a clear path towards realising the European Union (EU's) ambitious target of a 55 per cent reduction in carbon emissions compared to 1990 levels by 2030, and to become a climate-neutral continent by 2050. As part of the EU Green Deal, a proposal for a Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) has been introduced to prevent the risk of carbon leakage. China exports more manufactured goods and services to the EU than any other country; therefore the CBAM proposal and the amendments adopted by the European Parliament on 22nd June 2022 have raised concern among Chinese stakeholders.

• 2022-08-24 | 14:30 - 16:00
• Zoom/European Chamber Office Beijing, Room C405

From 1st September, China’s outbound data transfer security assessment measures will take effect, which require certain data transfers from China to destinations outside its borders be subject to security reviews. In the past recent, the Chinese regulators have issued several new (draft) rules for data handlers to implement the cross-border data transfer requirements of the Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL), namely passing a government-led security assessment, obtaining certification under a government-authorized certification scheme, and signing a standard contract with the overseas data recipient.

• 2022-08-17 | 16:00 - 17:30
• Zoom/European Chamber Office Beijing, Room C405

China’s Cybersecurity Law, Personal Information Protection Law, and Data Security Law have established the following channels for lawful cross-border data transfers, namely passing a security assessment conducted by the cyberspace authorities, obtaining a personal information protection certificate, and signing a standard contract with the overseas data recipient.

• 2022-07-20 | 16:00 - 18:00
• Zoom/European Chamber Office Beijing, Room C405

In the second edition of the EU-China Green Development Series, the European Chamber is delighted to welcome a distinguished group of experts from leading research institutes and global specialists in the energy sector, who will present on the status quo of corporate RE procurement in China and address the key challenges and opportunities in the market.

• 2022-06-17 | 15:00 - 16:30
• C405, Beijing Lufthansa Center/Zoom Online

The European Chamber is pleased to invite you to our upcoming closed-door Working Group meeting, where Ms Sophie Mueller, Head of Unit for Standardisation at DG GROW, and Ms Betty Xu, Director at SESEC, will provide an overview of the EU’s and China’s standardisation strategies. The meeting will take place on the 24th May from 15:30 to 17:00 online via Zoom.

• 2022-05-24 | 15:30 - 17:00
• Zoom

InDiCo will organise a presentation of the highlights of their latest study on policy, regulation, and standardization of China’s ICT sector from the perspective of the 14th 5-year plan (2021-2025) by the Consultancy BESTAO on Monday, 16th May 2022, from 3 to 4:30 PM Beijing Time / 9 to 10:30 AM CEST.

• 2022-05-16 | 15:00 - 16:30
• Online

The EU SME Centre and the European Chamber are pleased to invite you to our next Working Group meeting, where Ms Connie Zhu, Organisation and People Consulting Partner from PwC, will provide an overview of some of the major HR trends in China. Following Ms Zhu’s presentation, HR Working Group Chair Jeanette Yu will moderate a panel discussion composed by HR experts and representatives of the HR Working Group and Forum based in different regions of China.

• 2022-05-13 | 10:00 - 12:00
• Online via Zoom and offline at the Chamber Beijing offices

On 23rd February, the European Commission published a proposal for a Directive on Sustainable Corporate Governance. The European Chamber has invited Ms Orsolya Csorba, Counsellor for Competition, Justice and Consumer Policy at the Delegation of the European Union to China to provide a debriefing on the Commission’s proposal. Ms Csorba will provide the debriefing onsite in Beijing on Thursday, 31st March from 10:00AM to 11:00AM. Members wishing to attend online will be provided a Zoom link.

• 2022-03-31 | 10:00 - 11:00
• European Chamber Beijing offices

The European Chamber is happy to invite you to the kick-off meeting of the Standards and Conformity Assessment Working Group (SCA WG), which will take place onsite from Beijing and online via Zoom on Tuesday, 29th March, from 15:00 to 16:30.

• 2022-03-29 | 15:00 - 16:30
• European Chamber Beijing office

At this meeting we will discuss recent developments in Europe and potential implications on business in China from both the regulatory perspective and the geopolitical perspective. Ms Ester Canada Amela, Senior European Affairs Manager, European Chamber will provide a brief update for WG members on recent EU regulations that the Chamber envisions will come to impact member companies in China.

At this meeting we will also hold Working Group Chair and Vice Chair Elections for 2022/2023. We encourage as many of our members as possible to attend to have their say in the leadership and representation of the Working Group in the year ahead.

• 2022-03-24 | 16:30 - 18:00
• European Chamber Office, Shanghai