Ref. Ares(2017)3714685 - 24/07/2017
Ref. Ares(2017)4070668 - 17/08/2017
From:
Art. 4.1(b)
(TRADE)
Sent: Friday, October 14, 2016 6:16 PM
To:
Art. 4.1(b)
(TRADE);
Art. 4.1(b)
(TRADE);
Art. 4.1(b)
(TRADE);
Art. 4.1(b)
(TRADE);
Art. 4.1(b)
(TRADE);
KONIG Helena (TRADE);
Art. 4.1(b)
(TRADE);
Art. 4.1(b)
(TRADE); Art. 4.1(b)
(TRADE);
Art. 4.1(b)
(TRADE)
Cc:
Art. 4.1(b)
(TRADE)
Subject: Report meeting with UNIFE
On Thursday 13 October 2016 Art. 4.1(b)and I participated in a meeting
organised by UNIFE, the European Rail Industry. Participants to this
meeting were representatives from private and public entities in the
railway sector. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss various aspects
of interest to the European rail industry with respect to China, specifically
on public procurement, investment and the one-belt-one-road map.
Colleagues from DG GROW and MOVE were also present.
I gave an overview of the state of play of the EU – China investment
negotiations and explained the scope of the negotiations in line with the
convergence reached early 2016. Questions were raised on the timeline
for conclusion of the negotiations the potential effects of the Vattenfall
case for these negotiations and the interaction with the parallel US-China
negotiations.
In concluding the meeting, industry representatives noted that China's
evolving tax regime and the growing rail manufacturing capacity render
the conclusion of the Investment Agreement an imperative to protect the
interests of European companies in the sector.
Art. 4.1(b)