European Chamber Launches 7th European Business in China Position Paper.

European Chamber Launches 7th European Business in China Position Paper.

September 05, 2006

    BEIJING, Sept. 5 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- The European
Union Chamber of Commerce in China, the leading exponent of
European business interests in China and the Voice of
European Business in China, has today launched the seventh
edition of the European Business in China Position Paper.

    An advance copy of the European Business in China
Position Paper 2006-2007, the premier annual publication of
the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China was
presented on Monday evening to Minister Bo Xilai of the
Ministry of Commerce during a dinner celebrating China's
five-year WTO Partnership.

    The Position Paper is the most important communication
tool that the European Chamber utilizes to convey
operational business concerns of European companies to
policy makers in Chinese government and the European
authorities.

    Serge Janssens de Varebeke, the President of the
European Chamber introduced the new edition of the Position
Paper to the press and outlined the key messages contained
within it.  In his speech, Mr. Janssens de Varebeke stated
China has successfully implemented the majority of WTO
commitments on, or ahead, of schedule", nevertheless, 
"European companies still face some obstacles in China:
"Transparency" and "Intellectual Property
Rights" remain the main concerns of doing business in
China and  a large majority of the Chamber's members would
hope better enforcement of IPR law and regulations. 
Throughout the past 6 years each of the European Chamber's
Working Groups have put together a paper that reflects the
current business situation in their specific field of
expertise.  Each year the positions and recommendations of
the Working Groups have been further refined so that the
most pressing concerns and recommendations are clearly and
succinctly stated. 

    About the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China

    The European Union Chamber of Commerce in China is the
voice of European Business in China.  The European Chamber
was formed in October 2000 by 51 founding members, with the
support of the Delegation of the European Commission in
Beijing.  Today the European Chamber is proud to represent
over 1000 European businesses, from leading European
multinationals to SMEs, in seven cities across China.

    The Chamber is built around 25 industry-specific
related Working Groups and 6 horizontal Working Groups such
as Corporate Social Responsibility, Intellectual Property
Rights or Human Resources, which bring together senior
executives across every sector for strategic discussion
ranging from market access to the evolution of the business
environment in China.  The Chamber actively focuses on
conveying the operational business concerns of European
companies to policy makers through dialogue.

    For more information, please contact:

     Grace Yao, Press Officer, 
     European Union Chamber of Commerce in China
     Tel:   [phone] x30  
     Email: [e-mail]

SOURCE  European Union Chamber of Commerce in China