Unicredit, first Italian banking group, recently announced the closure of its offices in the Pacific area and Far East, including China, where, according to what has been released to the press, only the branch of Honk Kong would remain operative with a purely representation function. The re-organization of Unicredit presence in these areas will imply…
On February 8, 2022, the announcement no. 8 of the State Council established 27 new CBEC – Cross Border E-commerce pilot zones, in corresponding 27 Chinese cities (amongst them, Yangzhou, Taizhou, Zhenjiang, Jinhua, Ma’anshan, Jingdezhen, Zibo, Rizhao, Xiangyang, Chaozhou, Baoji, Ordos, Kashgar, Alashankou, and others). 2022 New 27 CBEC Pilot Zones: where, and why? The…
A few months ago, the People’s Republic of China and the European Union signed the bilateral agreement “EU-CN GI Agreement” (hereinafter Agreement), which represents the first trade deal regarding the protection of the European geographical indications (hereinafter GIs) in China and, vice versa, the Chinese GIs in Europe. It should be noted that the Agreement…
On December 13, the General Administration of Costums of China (GACC) issued a further announcement – Announcement No. 103/2021 (hereinafter Announcement) – which provides for some clarification relating to the Regulation no. 248 (Regulations on the Registration and Administration of Overseas Producers of Imported Food) and the Regulation no. 249 (Administrative Measures on Import and…
The fifth edition of the “EU Silk Road Summit” was held in Amsterdam on December 7 and 8, bringing together more than 300 railway freight professionals with the main objective of discussing about the recent developments, the perspectives and the challenges for the future of the China-Europe railway, the overl-land backbone of the well-known infrastructural…
Since some time ago, China has been fighting a war against abuses in IPR protection by means of bad faith in IPR applications or evidence. Chinese government issued amendments both to Trademark and Patent laws to ensure Chinese IPR law system is well-equipped against bad faith declarations, applications, and evidence. Trademark Law On 2019,…
In recent months, the regulatory framework relating to cosmetic products has been subject to important revisions, some of which included within the already handled regulation, namely the “Regulation on the Supervision and Administration of cosmetics” – the CSAR (https://www.studiozunarelli.com/en/how-to-do-business-in-china/china-new-regulations-for-the-cosmetics-industry/) – that introduced, starting from the January 1 of the last year, a number of new…
The Covid-19 pandemic had a strong impact on the global economy. In particular, the export and the internationalization processes mostly suffered from the containment measures against the health crisis that prevented the personnel of the Italian companies of being physically present in the foreign markets and – with specific regard to China – does not…
In view of the imminent entry into force of the “Regulation of the People’s Republic of China on the Registration and Management of Overseas Manufacturers of Imported Food” – Decree no. 248 (Exporting food to China: GACC issues two new Regulations) – planned for the 1st January 2022, the Chinese competent authority published the registration…
The port of Ravenna represents a point of reference for the North-Central Italy, being the leading port in the trade of a wide range of product sectors, in particular in the traffics with the Eastern Mediterranean. To date, the port is subject of significant changes that would have a positive impact also on the Food…