Business updates from EuroCham members and partners

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General information

• EUROPA – Gateway to the European Union: Useful information on the economic, social, political, and cultural aspects of the EU, including information on the 27 Member States and links to all official bodies of the EU.

• European Information Centres (EICs): Aimed at helping European business prosper and grow in Europe and abroad, EICs can offer assistance to companies seeking European business partners and business opportunities.

• Association of European Chambers of Commerce & Industry: Promotes closer integration and co-operation between the EU and other regions, and may be able to offer assistance with your business queries.

• Europe Direct: Telephone and email your queries, including those relating to trade and investment, to the official helpdesk of the EU.

Trading and investing with the EU

Main sites:

• Centre for the Promotion of Imports from Developing Countries: Provides services and up-to-date information for companies from developing nations on EU legislation, the EU market, company matching, training and export development for companies from developing nations.

• Export Helpdesk for Developing Countries: Offers information on EU requirements and taxes, import tariffs, customs documents, rules of origin and hosts a country-specific marketplace for buyers and sellers.

• European Union External Trade: An overview of the European Union’s policies on international trade containing a number of useful links.

• Market Access Database: Provides information on Market Access conditions for non-EU countries.

• EU Taxation and Customs Union (TARIC): Shows the various rules applying to specific products when imported into the EU as classified by TARIC (Integrated Tariff of the European Communities).

• EU Statistics: Statistics from all major sectors from the EU.

• GSP: A user’s guide to the EU’s General System of Preferences (GSP).

• Rules of origin:  A thorough overview of the EU’s rule of origin policy.

• EU law (Official Journal): EU law including treaties, legislation, case-law and legislative proposals.

• Summaries of EU legislation : Summaries of all key areas of EU legislation.

Other useful sites:

• EU chemical policies
• EU chemical policies (REACH)
• EU eco-labeling
• EU trademarks and design
• European standards (Catalogue)
• EU Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Help Desk
• EU waste management

Finding potential business partners, suppliers and agents in the EU

• Centre for the Promotion of Imports from developing countries can help companies in Vietnam find EU business partners etc through their matchmaking service.

• Export Helpdesk for Developing Countries hosts a country-specific marketplace for buyers and sellers, including those from Vietnam.

EU Business Directories

We list below a number of user-friendly business directories that can help you find the right business contacts in the EU:

• Alibaba
• BizEurope
• europages
• European Business Directory
• Kompass Partner Search
• Planet Business
• Trade Key
• Trade Pro

Trade fairs and expos in the EU

For information on trade fairs in certain EU member states, please click here or visit the following websites:

• Association of the German Trade Fair Industry (Germany)
• Association of Spanish Trade Fairs (Spain)
• tsnn.com The Ultimate Event Resource (Worldwide)
• biztradeshows (Worldwide)
• ExpoCentral.com (Worldwide)
• Fairs in Italy (Italy)
• Exhibitions in the UK (UK)