The AFB, Cheese, FSMP and PN working groups are organizing a discussion session (in Chinese) about the newly released Food Labeling Supervision and Management Method (call for comments) draft.

• 2020-08-20 | 10:00 - 11:30
• Zoom Online Platform

On 28th May, the Third Session of the 13th National People’s Congress adopted the Civil Code of the People’s Republic of China (Civil Code), which is a new chapter of privacy and personal information protection. Recently, the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress initiated the public consultation on the Data Security Law (Draft). At this time, the European Chamber is delighted to invite you to our next multiple working group meeting with Mr Jihong CHEN, partner of Zhong Lun Law Firm.

2020年5月28日，第十三届全国人大三次会议通过了《中华人民共和国民法典》（下称“《民法典》”），开启了隐私权及个人信息保护的新篇章。此外，近期全国人大常委会开始征求公众针对《数据安全法（征求意见稿）》的意见反馈。在此，商会诚邀您参加《民法典》个人信息保护条款与《数据安全法（征求意见稿）》实务解读主题会，主讲人为中伦律师事务所合伙人陈际红律师，会议将于八月十四日下午三点到四点半进行。

• 2020-08-14 - 2020-08-14 | 15:00 - 16:30
• European Chamber Shanghai Office Unit 2204

The European Chamber ICT WG and Cyber-security Sub-working is delighted to jointly host a meeting with the Sino-German Company Working Group Industrie 4.0 and Intelligent Manufacturing (AGU) to discuss the business impacts and technical challenges brought by the newly drafted Data Security Law.

• 2020-08-06 | 10:00 - 11:35
• Zoom and Shanghai Office

The European Chamber Logistics Working Group is pleased to invite you to a working group meeting with Ms. Cinzia Pasquale, founder of 4SUCCESS2EU, and Mr. Alexio Picco, managing director of Circle Group, to discuss on the EU's response to COVID-19 in sustainable, green and inclusive connectivity.

• 2020-08-06 | 16:00 - 17:30
• Either offline attendance in the Chamber's office or online through Zoom

The European Chamber Logistics Working Group is pleased to invite you to a working group meeting with Ms Cinzia Pasquale, founder of 4SUCCESS2EU, and Mr Alexio Picco, managing director of Circle Group, to discuss on the EU's response to COVID-19 in sustainable, green and inclusive connectivity.

• 2020-08-06 | 16:00 - 17:30
• online Zoom Meeting Platform

In a much-anticipated announcement, the National People's Congress released for public consultation on 3rd July the second draft amendments to the Patent Law. Significant changes include the introduction of a Patent Linkage system and a Supplemental Protection Period. These issues have long been discussed but there had been no further information released since the Supplemental Protection Period had been included in the previous draft on 4th January 2019.

The draft amendments to the Patent Law are open for public opinion until 16th August 2020. If you would like to send in comments through the chamber, please kindly submit your comments to sthe@europeanchamber.com.cn by 7th August.

The European Chamber is delighted to invite Ms Katherine Wang, Partner of Ropes & Gray life science group, to provide our members with a brief introduction on the second draft amendments of the Patent Law, with a focus on measures especially related to the pharmaceutical sectors.

• 2020-07-30 | 11:30 - 13:00
• Zoom online meeting

The Investment Working Group is pleased to invite you to the meeting “Riding the Wave: Navigating Investment Opportunities in Industry 4.0 Transformation in China”, which is taking place on July 28th, 16:00-17:00 (China time), both online (via Zoom) and on-site at the European Chamber’s Shanghai and Beijing offices.

• 2020-07-28 - 2020-07-28 | 16:00 - 17:00
• European Chamber Shanghai Office, European Chamber Beijing Office, Zoom

How Kaizen philosophy has spread throughout the world and has been applied to environments inside and outside the business as well as productivity? How to solve one ‘’basic issue’’ in your company?

Kaizen, first practiced in Japanese businesses, is a concept referring to business activities that continuously improve all functions and involve all employees from the CEO to the assembly line workers. Currently, aiming to eliminate waste (lean manufacturing), we can see Kaizen has been put into use mainly in the supply chain, such as purchasing and logistics. Besides, it also applies to healthcare, psychotherapy, life coaching, government, and banking.

• 2020-07-24 - 2020-07-24 | 09:30 - 12:30
• Onsite

Pharmaceutical Working Group Meeting: Presentation on the Understanding and Reflection of National Health Insurance Negotiation (Chinese language only) 关于国家医保谈判的认识和思考 （中文会议）

• 2020-07-22 | 09:30 - 11:00
• European Chamber Shanghai Office

On 1st June the long-expected Civil Code is published at the third session of the 13th National People's Congress. The new code is an amalgamation of existing civil laws and sprawls across seven chapters and 1,260 articles. It is the first time the People’s Republic of China has codified its legal system.

The Civil Code will take effect on 1 January 2021, and when it takes effect, it will abolish, among other laws, the General Provisions of the PRC Civil Law, the PRC Marriage Law, the PRC Guarantee Law, the PRC Contract Law, the PRC Property Law and the PRC Tort Liability Law.

The European Chamber is delighted to announce its series of upcoming working group meetings and events on the Civil Code. Starting off, we are pleased to invite Mr Feng Jing who will introduce our member changes regarding the Contract Law which may dramatically impact a company’s daily operation.

• 2020-07-21 | 15:00 - 16:30
• European Chamber Shanghai Office