Documentation
This documentation database comprises very practical guidelines, reports and case studies designed to assist SMEs to better understand the business environment and regulations in China.
The guidelines outline clear and easy-to-follow technical and legal requirements, processes for application of labels and marks, as well as providing relevant regulations and standards for further reference.
The Centre’s reports highlight opportunities within specific sectors and provide up-to-date facts and figures, giving an accurate and comprehensive view of the market.
SMEs can learn from real market examples by searching the case studies, which give honest accounts from other European SMEs in the market, sharing experiences and best practice.
Latest published Report:
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Healthcare Sector Report
The Chinese healthcare market is increasingly attracting attention: it is now the third largest in the world in medical devices, second in pharmaceuticals and its healthcare service market is al...
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Selling online in China
The E-commerce market has grown rapidly over the last ten years, spurred on by the advent of third party platforms such as Taobao and third party payment systems which have made Chinese consumer...
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The green tech market in China
In the face of its huge and growing energy needs and its environmental and energy security challenge, China needs to develop green technologies that will help the country to produce cleaner ener...
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Labour laws in China
It is critical for European SMEs doing business, or planning to do business, in China to understand China’s labour laws. The overall design of the legislation is to ensure and protect the ...
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Product liability in China
As the Chinese economy grows and consumption rises, the potential for claims based on product defects increases. It can also be observed that more and more Chinese individuals make use of the ci...
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Latest published Case studies:
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Metazet - Design and Project Management of Greenhouse Building Projects
Metazet, a Dutch SME, designs and installs growing systems in large, high tech horticulture greenhouses. Their focus is on the engineering of the infrastructure and systems within the greenhouse...
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White Pavilion – Green Energy in Buildings
White Pavilion, a wholly foreign owned enterprise (WFOE) invested in by Belgians, engineers and implements alternative energy sources in buildings and city areas. It designs solutions for geothe...
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Realys Group - Designing and Managing Building Projects in China
Realys designs and manages office fit-out and dealership projects including the construction management of single-purpose buildings such as research centres. It started as a Wholly Foreign Owned...
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Environnement SA – selling air quality and emissions monitoring systems in China
Environnement SA is a French manufacturer of air quality monitoring and emission monitoring devices and systems. They first started to sell their products in the nineties before establishing a w...
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German Biogas – Design and construction of biogas plants
German Bio Energy Technology (German Biogas) and its partners has been working in the biogas sector (design and construction of biogas plants) for over 13 years in Europe with 400 reference plan...
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Latest published Guidelines:
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Guideline on China Enterprise Income Tax
In the People’s Republic of China (“the PRC”, hereinafter refer to as China), there are around fifteen types of taxes that foreign entities may need to pay, which includes Ente...
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Voluntary Labelling in China
China's voluntary labelling schemes are designed to encourage environmentally friendly, safe, and efficient production processes, and foster 'green' awareness among consumers. The la...
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China REACH Guideline
The chemical regulatory framework in China has become increasingly influenced by global chemical regulations, in particular the European and US models. Since China became a member of the WTO in ...
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CCC guideline for automotive parts
The China Compulsory Certification mark (CCC) covers a range of automotive parts and components, and compliance with the mandatory requirement is a precondition for entering the Chinese market. ...
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Introduction to Chinese textile & apparel standards
Textile and apparel products placed on the Chinese market are subject to a number of mandatory quality and safety requirements expressed through mandatory national (GB) standards as well as prof...
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