Shanghai Municipal Bureau of Ecology and Environment recently granted environmental impact assessment (EIA) exemptions for certain construction projects that are in various industrial, social services, infrastructure and environmental governance categories. This is part of the Shanghai government's efforts to improve the city's business environment and decrease regulatory hurdles for companies operating in Shanghai.

Cai Wenjie from Environmental Impact Assessment Division at the Shanghai Municipal Bureau of Ecology and Environment will conduct a workshop on the new policy and answer questions connected with EIAs on Thursday, March 21 9:30 - 11:00 am (registration starts at 9:00 am).

The session will be held in Chinese and no recording is allowed. If you have specific questions that you want the speaker to address, please send an email to alex.jin@amcham-shanghai.org.

上海市生态环境局于近期发布并实施了《上海市不纳入建设项目环评管理的项目类型（2019年版）》，对涉及产业类、环保治理类、社会服务类以及基础设施类四类建设项目施行豁免环评。此举旨在进一步提升上海市营商环境，简化政府流程，助力上海制造发展。

上海美国商会将于2019年3月21日（星期四）上午9:30-11:00（9:00起签到）在上海美国商会举办专题宣介会，并邀请上海市生态环境局环评处蔡文洁对此次环评审改新政进行解读并回答企业在环评方面的具体问题。

本次活动为中文活动，禁止录音。如您对此有任何问题，请发送邮件至 alex.jin@amcham-shanghai.org以便演讲嘉宾提前准备并在活动问答环节给予反馈。