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* China and Germany and there growing trade >>> China's Reminbi heading towards reserve status >>> China’s state planning agency ordered seven provinces and cities to set caps on greenhouse-gas emissions in preparation for the launch of local pilot carbon market >>> Kaeser’s new ESD rotary screw compressors >>> Paques builds world's largest ANAMMOX® wastewater treatment plant for ammonium removal in China >>> Separation mechanism - rotates to suit any requirement S+S Separation and Sorting Technology has completely redesigned its well-known RAPID COMPACT metal separator. >>> Inner Mongolia began an overhaul of its mining sector >>> Inner Mongolia began an overhaul of its mining sector >>> Beijing saw 27 “blue-sky days” in May >>> Bookstores and pharmacies in China will soon be forbidden to provide free plastic bags >>> China’s state monopoly on tobacco is an advantage for the government, >>> Judges across China have been ordered to issue harsher sentences, including execution, to people convicted of food-safety violations >>> Thousands of migratory birds have been forced to leave the their stopover at Honghu early because of the drought >>> The drought gripping stretches of central and eastern China has dried Honghu into an expanse of exposed mud >>> Beijing: Only 50% of garbage to be landfill by 2012 >>> China will reach it 20% renewable energy target by 2020 >>> Vestas announces wind turbine order in China >>> China will spend at least 12 billion yuan (US$1.76 billion) to subsidise smaller, fuel efficient cars by 2012 >>> A Chinese environmental update >>> Scientists are calling for the long-term risks of genetically modified crops to be reassessed >>> China will use a weekend meeting on climate change to demonstrate its sincerity in reducing carbon emissions >>> Europe’s SMOS spacecraft is returning valuable new data on the way water is cycled around the globe >>>China and the European Union agreed to hold regular talks to strengthen collaboration and deepen understanding on climate change >>>Premier Wen Jiabao promised “all-out efforts” to rebuild the Yushu region of Qinghai province >>> Salvage crews began pumping oil from a Chinese coal-carrying ship stuck on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef >>> US president Barack Obama announced plans for expansion of offshore oil and gas drilling in an effort to win support for new climate-change proposals >>> The international mining giant Rio Tinto says it has signed a deal with China to develop a massive iron-ore mine in Guinea >>> Rich countries are “importing” about a third of their CO2 emissions >>> China is starting to prepare for the commercial and strategic opportunities arising as global warming melts polar ice cover in the Arctic >>> S. Korea's Kia Motors introduces eco-friendly, plug-in hybrid concept car >>> European Parliament calls for ‘new climate diplomacy’ >>> China plans to build national renewable energy center >>> Agriculture a major source of water pollution in China >>> China issues rules on maritime wind energy projects >>> ADB approves $135 mln loan for China's green power plant >>> US$ 952mln loss from record drought >>> Cold weather puts chill on travel during lunar festival >>> Shift to green growth in place >>> 67 nations pledge emissions cut >>> Record volume of water flows out of Qinghai-Tibet Plateau >>> China's coal mining hub urged to adopt low-carbon tech >>> Gov't to invest 12 bln yuan in rural environment protection >>> China to continue effort in pollution, emission control >>> Green movement good news for recharging equipment firms >>> China reaffirms to fulfill emission mitigation plans >>> More waste incineration projects planned in Beijing >>> New pollution reduction targets listed >>> China exposes 10,000 groups in industries involving poisonous materials >>> Officials feel heat over waste incinerator >>> Huge water reserves discovered in northwest China basin >>> Gov't to invest 5 bln yuan in a new energy saving technology >>> China's investment in water conservancy projects reaches record high >>> Waste paper imports trigger environmental concerns >>> Guangzhou asks for public opinion to solve growing garbage crisis >>> Shopping for energy efficiency >>> Waste plant causes cancer fears >>> Number of clean-tech venture deals near record high in 2009: Report >>> Lead poisoning halts battery factory operation >>> Cleanup underway after oil pipeline leak in Shaanxi > Taiwan China expands its support for EBRD projects >>>

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European Union Chamber of Commerce in China

2010-06-08 00:00:00

Purpose

As the independent voice of European business in China, we seek greater market access and improved operating conditions for European companies.

Services

We provide European business with an effective communication and lobbying channel to the European and Chinese authorities, business associations and media.

We ensure our key recommendations and lobbying strategies are shaped by business through our members' Working Groups.

We monitor China's compliance with the World Trade Organization (WTO) and other international commitments which impact on doing business in China.

We support companies with an information platform on business and market conditions in China.

We help companies expand their networks of European and Chinese business contacts.

We promote sharing of knowledge and experience between European and Chinese business.

Principles

We are an independent, non-profit organisation governed by our members.

We work for the benefit of European business as a whole.

We operate as a single, networked organisation across Mainland China.

We maintain close, constructive relations with the Chinese and European authorities while retaining our independence.

We seek the broadest possible representation of European business in China within our membership: large, medium and small enterprises from all business sectors and European Member States throughout China.

We operate in accordance with Chinese law and regulations.

We treat all our members, business partners and employees with fairness and integrity.

General Background

The European Union Chamber of Commerce in China was originally founded by 51 member companies based in China on 19th October 2000. The rationale for the establishment of the Chamber was actually based on the need of the European Union and local European businesses to find a common voice for the various business sectors. Seven years since its foundation, the European Chamber now has a total of more than 1300 members in some eight cities: Beijing, Chengdu, Nanjing, Pearl River Delta (Guangzhou and Shenzhen), Shanghai, Shenyang and Tianjin. The Chamber is recognised by the European Commission and the Chinese Authorities as the official voice of European Business in China.

The European Chamber is a member driven non-profit fee-based organisation with a core structure of 30 Working Groups and Forums representing European business in China. It is recognised as a Foreign Chamber of Commerce with the Ministry of Commerce and China Council for the Promotion of International Trade.

The European Chamber is directed by the European Chamber Executive Committee, made up of representatives from various European Members States. Advisory Council provides the Executive Committee with advice on its strategic direction but undertakes no business tasks. The Advisory Council consists of 27 corporate sponsors, who influence key decision makers on recent issues concerning European Business in China. They are involved in briefings with Commissioners and high level meetings such as the annual Brussels Circuit when the Position Paper is delivered by the President of the European Chamber to the European Commission.

The Supervisory Board consists of members from the European Union Member States and meets bi-annually to discuss the strategy of the European Chamber and provides its input to the Executive Committee.

Each Chapter is managed at the local level by Local Boards reporting directly to the Executive Committee. They meet on a monthly basis to discuss local issues.

To download the European Chamber's brochure in English click here and in Chinese click here.

The European Chamber is part of the growing network of European Business Organisations (EBO). This network connects European business associations and chambers of commerce from 20 countries around the world. To view more information on the EBO network benefits, please click here.

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