Dear USITO Members,

You are invited to join USITO's Monthly Policy Call on 8:00am, Wednesday September 30th BJ time or Tuesday September 29th 8:00pm EST.

 Major topics for discussion will include the following:

 1.   Trade & Investment

             1  Update on China’s Indigenous Innovation Product Catalogue

             2  New Ministry of Culture regulations stifle foreign investment in gaming sector

             3  GAPP formulating regulations to halt foreign investment in “mobile internet” sphere

             4   New tax policies on imported equipment (MOF’s 43# and 55# Circulars) 

2.    Cyber Security

              1  China to create a “State Council Cyber Security Office”

              2   MLPS implementation moving forward, new MIIT measures

              3   Update on CCC issue, JCCT negotiations

              4   Encryption update, OSCCA holds major convention 

3.    Standards & Conformity Assessment

              1  Mobile Phone filtering software

              2  3G update – More commercial offerings, carriers adopt one-way charging

              3  Type approval update    

4.     Environment & Energy Efficiency Working Group

              1 USITO and EUCCC deliver RoHS submission to MIIT, Pending MIIT feedback, expected in Oct

              2 USITO holds EEE WG meeting 

Please register with ftzhang@usito.org and ask for call in information.