According to China's law, once appointed to manage a company, the legal representative will take certain powers and be exposed to legal liabilities at the same time, which may lead to personal risks for wrongdoings either by him/herself or by the company and its employees, subject to civil, administrative or even criminal liability. For foreign nationals, penalties in serious cases may include deportation and ban from China for several years. The present seminar will help to keep you well informed, share real-life cases, improve corporate governance and examine ways to mitigate the risks as much as possible, so that you can react quickly when the threat of liability does arise and get a chance to minimize personal risks.

• 2022-09-20 - 2022-09-20 | 15:30 - 17:45
• Online

With the purpose of promoting a stable and healthy development of foreign-funded enterprises that have been hit by the epidemic, Chinese government has issued a series of supportive policies. When struggling to benefit from the preferential policies, enterprises can get confused with the procedures, which may lead to failure in relevant project applications. Given these conditions, the speaker will contribute his experience of all these years to helping foreign companies find the best project and make a positive outcome.

• 2022-09-20 - 2022-09-20 | 13:30 - 15:30
• Online

Seminar on Education Outlook

• 2022-09-17 | 14:30 - 16:30
• Function Room, 2F, Ascott Raffles City Chongqing 重庆雅诗阁来福士服务公寓2楼多功能厅

Event description:
In China, livestreaming and mobile video apps grew in popularity earlier, and far more quickly. This was significant, because it gave a strong cultural foundation, onto which social commerce could build. Social commerce made up 13% of retail e-commerce sales in China in 2021, and the industry is expected to grow by 38.5% on annual basis to reach $363,547.3 million in 2022.

The way people communicate and live their lives has altered considerably and therefore influenced how companies operate and communicate with their clients. The rise of a new consumer class — the affluent, sophisticated, and highly connected millennial — has helped to grow the e-commerce revolution and make China a powerhouse of social commerce.

• 2022-09-14 | 14:00 - 16:00
• European Chamber Shanghai Office

This year the European Chamber Shanghai Chapter will run the 6th cycle of its flagship project: Sustainable Business Awards 2022 (SBA). The SBA is to reward excellence in sustainable and CSR company programmes and raise awareness about sustainable business practices and responsible operating models. Resilient Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure Leader continues to be one of the six categories for this year’s awards.

We are delighted to invite you to attend the SBA 2022 - Sustainable CEO Talk Series: Resilient Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure Leader. In this CEO Talk, winners of this category from past years will outline their successful projects and practises in innovative infrastructure, innovative solutions, support to local suppliers and others. This session will be moderated by Ms Tiantian Qi, Senior Business Manager, Government Affairs Department, European Chamber.

• 2022-08-25 | 16:00 - 17:10
• Online, ZOOM

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

Faced with tightened local compliance requirements, unprecedented challenges from the pandemic and supply side pressure from the Russia-Ukraine conflict, how can MNCs eliminate the potential risks in a cost-effective manner to ensure the business continuity in an increasingly challenging market environment? Is there a better localised approach MNCs can adopt to succeed in today’s digital economy in China?

• 2022-08-23 | 09:00 - 10:45
• European Chamber Shanghai Office

On June 14, the State Council issued the Master Plan of Guangzhou Nansha on Deepening Comprehensive Cooperation between Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao with Global Perspective (hereinafter referred to as the Nansha Plan). On the morning of June 29, the Guangzhou Municipal Government Information Office held a press conference on the Nansha Plan. The implementation of this plan has brought unprecedented opportunities for European companies in China. While improving the region's business environment and expanding high-standard opening-up, China will make solid efforts to build Nansha into a key platform to facilitate comprehensive cooperation in the GBA.
6月14日，国务院印发了《广州南沙深化面向世界的粤港澳全面合作总体方案》（以下简称《南沙方案》）。6月29日上午，广州市政府新闻办举行《南沙方案》新闻发布会。此方案的实施为在华欧洲企业带来了前所未有的机遇，中方将在优化区域营商环境、扩大高水平对外开放的同时，扎实把南沙打造成为推进大湾区全面合作的重要平台。

In order to promote exchanges between Chinese and European political and business circles in the field of Foreign Investment in Nansha, the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China South Chapter is delighted to invite you to attend Field Trip to Nansha District, Guangzhou on August 23, 2022. This event is a good opportunity for members to understand the latest investment projects and explore new investment opportunities in Nansha District. The event includes a Field Trip to visit the fully automated terminal of Nansha Port (Phase IV) of Guangzhou Port, Guangzhou Nansha International Cruise Terminal and Nansha Planning Exhibition Hall, and the "Foreign Investors in Nansha" Promotion & Exchange Conference.
为促进中欧政商界在“外商投资南沙”领域的交流，中国欧盟商会华南分会诚邀您参加与2022年8月23日在广州市南沙区举办的实地考察活动，帮助会员朋友了解广州市南沙区最新投资项目并探讨投资南沙新机遇。考察内容包括参观广州港南沙港区（四期）全自动码头、广州南沙国际邮轮码头和南沙规划展览馆以及“外商投资南沙”推介交流会。

• 2022-08-23 | 08:30 - 16:30
• North Gate of the Guangzhou Development Center Building

关联方之间的进口货物交易，一直是海关和税务局实施转让定价审查的重点领域。然而由于理论框架、法规依据等方面的不同，海关和税务局在转让定价审查中的关注重点和立场取向往往存在差异，客观上增加了企业的转让定价方案同时获得海关与税务局认可的技术难度。2022年5月18日，深圳海关和深圳市税务局联合发布的《关于实施关联进口货物转让定价协同管理通告》在探索转让定价领域的协同管理机制方面迈出了可贵的第一步，提升了税法适用的确定性和可预期性。Import transactions between related parties have always been the focus of transfer pricing review by customs and Tax Bureau. However, due to the differences in theoretical framework, legal basis and other aspects, customs and Tax Bureau often have different focus and position orientation in transfer pricing review, which objectively increases the technical difficulty for enterprises to obtain the approval of customs and tax Bureau at the same time. On May 18, 2022, Shenzhen Customs and Shenzhen Tax Bureau jointly issued the Circular on implementing the Coordinated Management of Transfer Pricing of Related Imports, which made a valuable first step in exploring the coordinated management mechanism in the field of transfer pricing, and improved the certainty and predictability of the application of the tax law.

• 2022-08-19 | 14:00 - 15:30
• Deloitte Nanjing Office

Join us for a deep dive into: Opportunities and challenges for China’s renewable energy landscape under the 14th 5 Year Plan; the main drivers assisting large-scale development of offshore wind power; the implications of the Ukraine War on China’s energy security and ability to shift to renewable energy; the key factors behind China’s coal capacity surge in 2022; challenges in the procurement of green electricity.

• 2022-08-18 | 16:00 - 17:40
• European Chamber Shanghai Office