From May 8 to May 9, 2008, at the invitation of Zhejiang Foreign Trade & Economic Cooperation Bureau, the WTO Department of the Ministry of Commerce held the “EU-China WTO Training Programme for Provincial Officials 2008” in Hangzhou. Head of the International Trade and Investment Group of the Firm, Senior Partner Lawyer Cui Haiyan attended the meeting.

        During the meeting of May 8, the Deputy Department General, Mr. E Defeng addressed the opening speech. Mr. Xiong Cong from CCCMC and the Lead Expert of EUCTP Mr. Li Zhongzhou respectively gave the speeches of “Introduction to REACH and how to respond by Chinese enterprises” and “Introduction to the TWO”. Partner of White & Case Law Firm and WTO TBT expert of Geneva & Canada, Mr. Brendan McGivern introduced the technical barriers to trade, and gave explanations to the standards, conformity assessment and other provisions. On May 9, Lawyer of Gaopeng Law Firm, Mr. Wang Lei made case illustrations on anti-subsidies and anti-dumping. Professor of Fudan University, Director of Shanghai WTO Center, Mr. Gong Baihua gave the speech on dispute settlement.