Category: In Brief
On 10 July 2023, SAMR released the revised Administrative Measures of Product Formulation Registration of Infant Formula Milk Powder, which will enter into force on 1 October 2023. Compared with the previous version illustrated in the EU SME Centre report on China’s Dairy Sector, these revised guidelines will: Click here to access the revised measures in […]
Data Protection for Small Business: The EU Answers Your Questions
Are you unsure how to comply with GDPR? Do you process personal data about your staff, consumers, and business partners? Do you want to understand data protection rights? The European Data Protection Board has published a new Data Protection Guide for Small Business. The guide details what is meant by personal data, shares GDPR principles […]
Representatives of the EU SME Centre and the European Chamber Meet with the China Association for SMEs (CASME)
On 21 February 2023, representatives from the EU SME Centre and the European Chamber visited the China Association for SMEs (CASME). Both sides introduced their respective organisations and activities, and they discussed potential joint activities including a Working Group meeting.
SMEs in China: Policy Environment Report (2019 Update)
The EU SME Centre is proud to announce the release of its annual SME Policy Environment Report. The report sets out to provide an overview of the most significant developments affecting SMEs operating in China, with a special focus on the impact on European SMEs. The structure of the report consists of three parts: an […]
EU and China Agree on Scope of the Future Investment Deal
The EU and China negotiators reached clear conclusions in January 2016 on an ambitious and comprehensive scope of the upcoming EU-China investment agreement and moved into a phase of specific text-based negotiations. This is a major step forward in the EU-China talks launched at the end of 2013 and a direct response to the political […]
10 Chinese Provinces to Start Agricultural E-commerce Pilot Plans
China accelerates its supply-side reform in agricultural sector by introducing E-commerce pilot plans in 10 Chinese provinces or municipalities including Beijing, Hebei, Jilin, Heilongjiang, Jiangsu, Hunan, Guangdong, Hainan, Chongqing and Ningxia. Three aspects in agricultural sector are identified as primary focuses of the Pilot Plan: Beijing, Hebei, Jilin, Hunan, Guangdong, Chongqing and Ningxia on agricultural […]
China to Establish New Cross-Border E-commerce Pilot Zones in 12 Cities
New Cross-Border E-commerce Pilot Zones have been approved to be established in 12 Chinese cities including Tianjin, Shanghai, Chongqing, Hefei, Zhengzhou, Guangzhou, Chengdu, Dalian, Ningbo, Qingdao, Shenzhen and Suzhou. The first Pilot Zone of this kind was established in Hangzhou in March 2015. The 12 new Pilot Zones will adopt similar successful policies developed in […]
Netherlands and China Signed MoU on Cooperation in Civil Aviation Industry
On 27 October 2015, China and Netherlands signed the Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of Industry & Information Technology of the People’s Republic of China and the Ministry of Economic Affairs of Kingdom of the Netherlands over the Civil Aviation Industry. Both sides will establish a joint work group on cooperation over the civil […]
Shanghai Encourages the Development of Foreign Invested R&D Centres
On 16 October 2015, Shanghai issued the Several Opinions of Shanghai on Encouraging the Development of Foreign Invested R&D Centres (hereinafter the Opinions) to further encourage the development of foreign invested R&D Centres in Shanghai. The Opinions shall become effective as of 1 November 2015 and remain valid until 30 October 2020. The Opinions consists […]
China Plans to Implement National Unified Negative List System for Market Access in 2018
The Chinese government recently passed the Opinions on Implementing the Negative List System for Market Access, which clarifies that China will officially implement the national unified negative list system for market access in 2018, and the negative list of market access will be developed and released by the State Council in a unified manner. According […]