The European Chamber is pleased to invite you to our next Working Group meeting, where Mr Tao Cheng, Director of the Division for Standards Innovation Development at the Shanghai Municipal Administration for Market Regulation will discuss the recently released ‘Shanghai Standardisation Regulations’ (上海标准化条例), which entered into force on 1st October 2019.

• 2019-12-23 | 14:00 - 16:00
• European Chamber Shanghai offices

Insurance Working Group and China Banking And Insurance Regulatory Commission (CBIRC) Meeting

• 2019-12-18 | 14:00 - 16:00
• Shui On Plaza, Unit 2204, 333 Huai Hai Zhong Road

Auto components, Environment, Research and Development and ICT working group Joint Meeting: Powering the Cloud: How China’s Internet Industry Can Shift to Renewable Energy

• 2019-12-18 | 10:00 - 11:30
• Unit 2204, Shui On Plaza, 333 Huai Hai Zhong Road, Shanghai

The European Chamber's Energy working group is pleased to invite Dr. LIANG Cai and Dr. HU Yuan from the State Grid Energy Research Institute to introduce the progress and concerns on the state's power system reform. Video-conference will be available in the Shanghai office. Please note the presentations will be in Chinese.

• 2019-12-17 | 10:00 - 12:30
• European Chamber Office Shanghai, Unit 2204

The Investment Working Group cordially invites you to attend a presentation on the Fourteenth Five-Year Plan (FYP), which is scheduled to take place in Beijing and in Shanghai on Thursday, 12th December, from 9:30am to 11:30am.

• 2019-12-12 - 2019-12-12 | 09:30 - 11:30
• European Chamber Shanghai Office

To successfully halt counterfeiting in China, it is essential for one to prove that his or her IPR have been infringed, backing by a significant volume of evidence. In Chinese Court the burden of proof lies with the plaintiff. As one proves his ownership via IPR certificates he must also prove the infringement via physical evidence including contracts, photographs of infringing products and proof of sale which have been validated by a notary public.

As a follow-up event of the meeting on the Trademark Law, this meeting aims to explain why the evidence of IPR infringement is important, what can be used and how to effectively secure the evidence needed. The European Chamber is pleased to invite Mr. Lionel Yan and Mr. Benjamin Miles from Blackpeak to share their best practice on evidence notarisation.

• 2019-12-11 | 10:00 - 11:30
• European Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai

On 1st November 2019, China's Ministry of Justice (MOJ) released a draft version of Regulation on the Implementation of Foreign Investment Law. The Draft provides much-needed clarity on certain challenging issues in the Foreign Investment Law (FIL), such as how to reconcile the corporate structure of foreign investment enterprises during the transition period, while leaving certain areas for further clarification. In addition, further ramp up efforts to protection on IP rights, the Draft provides that China establishes the punitive compensation system for intellectual property infringement.

• 2019-12-06 | 15:30 - 17:30
• Hogan Lovells Shanghai

Dear Working Group Member,

Global mobility is a complex issue, and getting it right means mastering the tax implications, building attractive propositions for candidates, and developing effective return programs. The Human Resources Working Group is delighted to invite you to attend a presentation and discussion on the Outbound Mobility Trends – Building a Culture of Mobility and Enhancing Employee Experience, which will take place on Friday, 6th December, from 09:30 to 11:30, at the European Chamber Shanghai office, where our speakers will share their insights into how organisations can identify, track and report the data that is required to build a culture of mobility, including success measures and return on investment, and assess the significance of mobility to employees’ experience life cycles, and then move toward a mobility strategy that focuses on and harnesses this talent.

• 2019-12-06 | 09:30 - 11:30
• European Chamber Office Shanghai

Chinese government authorities have recently issued a series of policies and draft amendments to push forward the establishment of the Social Credit System (SCS). Foreign enterprises are particularly concerned at how the SCS could affect the business operation of their Chinese subsidiaries.

As the Social Credit System will be largely in place by the end of 2020, SCS is no longer just a vision. With the window of opportunity rapidly closing for companies to prepare for these regulatory ratings, companies need to stay alert for the upcoming the SCS and expect that heavy non-compliance will immediately lead to a listing as a distrusted entity, followed by costly sanctions.

• 2019-11-29 | 16:00 - 17:30
• European Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai

With the rapid development of China’s digital economy, tax authorities are gradually shifting the tax administrative model from ex-ante approval to ex-post management. The F&T Working Group cordially invites you to attend a presentation on digital taxation trends and the evolution of tax management in China.

• 2019-11-27 - 2019-11-27 | 09:30 - 11:30
• European Chamber Shanghai Office