[Aug 31 | Online] US and EU Approaches to Due Diligence in Supply Chains

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[Aug 31 | Online]

US and EU Approaches to Due Diligence in Supply Chains

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Wednesday, August 31, 2022

20:00 – 21:00 Beijing

14:00 – 15:00 Berlin/Brussels

8:00 – 9:00am Washington, DC

Venue: Zoom Webinar

Language: English

Companies are increasingly expected to monitor their operations to minimize risks and ensure responsible supply chains. As part of its broader trade strategy, US customs authorities have recently put into force the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA), thereby creating new requirements for companies importing goods into the US that have been manufactured wholly or in part in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. Meanwhile, the EU is considering its own proposal on corporate sustainability due diligence – the EU Due Diligence Directive. Navigating the various legal regimes poses a challenge for companies.

Join us on Wednesday, August 31, for a virtual briefing featuring a team of experts from Steptoe & Johnson LLP in Washington and Brussels. They will provide a practical overview of recent developments in the due diligence area, discuss enforcement trends, offer compliance tips, and answer questions from the audience.

Agenda:

20:00 – 20:05 Welcoming remarks by the German Chamber of Commerce in China (GCC) and Representative of German Industry and Trade Washington (RGIT)
20:05 – 20:40 Presentations on UFLPA and EU Due Diligence Directive by Steptoe & Johnson LLP
20:40 – 20:55 Q&A Session
20:55 – 21:00 Closing remarks by the GCC and RGIT

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Registration will close at 6 PM, Aug 30 (CST).
If you have any questions about the event, please feel free to contact chamber-north-events@china.ahk.de.

Speakers

Dr. Christoph Schemionek

Representative of German Industry and Trade (RGIT) President and CEO, Representative of German Industry and Trade (RGIT)

Jeffrey Weiss

Steptoe & Johnson LLP Partner and head of the supply chain team, Steptoe & Johnson LLP

Jeff Weiss spent more than 15 years in senior legal, policy, diplomatic, negotiation, and political roles in the US government across three administrations – including at the White House, Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR), and the Office of the Secretary of Commerce. He now co-chairs Steptoe’s internationally recognized International Trade Policy practice and leads the firm’s Supply Chain team. He is also a core member of the firm’s practice on Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG).
As lead of the Steptoe Supply Chain team, Jeff works with companies, trade associations, and coalitions to craft and implement advocacy plans to strengthen, build, or rebuild US supply chains; facilitate the movement of cargo; and improve US digital supply chain infrastructure. He also counsels companies on compliance with US customs laws; supply chain due diligence; and shifting supply chains to, e.g., minimize liability for customs duties and carbon border measures and position themselves for domestic content preferences.

Zachary Simmons

Steptoe & Johnson LLP Associate, Steptoe & Johnson LLP

Zachary Simmons focuses his practice on antidumping (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) investigations and reviews before the US Department of Commerce (DOC) and the US International Trade Commission (ITC) and related litigation before the US Court of International Trade (CIT) and the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC). Zachary also counsels clients on a range of trade policy and customs compliance matters.
Prior to joining Steptoe, Zachary served in the Office of the Chief Counsel for Trade Enforcement and Compliance at the DOC, where he advised the agency on numerous AD/CVD investigations and reviews and served as agency counsel in litigation before the CIT, CAFC, and World Trade Organization (WTO). Prior to his tenure at DOC, he was a Fellow in the Office of General Counsel at the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR). In that capacity, Zachary worked on a variety of matters related to trade policy and legislation as well as WTO dispute settlement proceedings.

Dr. Constanze Wang (Panel Moderator)

Head of Government Affairs & Advocacy, AHK Greater China

Eva Monard

Steptoe & Johnson LLP Partner, Steptoe & Johnson LLP

Eva Monard focuses on EU trade and customs law, WTO disputes, trade remedies such as anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigations, EU sanctions and trade controls, and EU internal market law. Eva represents international companies, associations, and governments. She represents clients before EU institutions, including the European Commission, and before customs authorities of various EU Member States. Eva has extensive experience in litigating trade and internal market cases before the EU courts.
In the trade remedy area, she has assisted clients in more than 80 anti-dumping, anti-subsidy, and safeguard investigations in various jurisdictions. She also advises clients on EU customs laws as well as their obligations under EU export controls laws and sanctions. She assists governments at all stages of World Trade Organization dispute settlement proceedings, before panels and the Appellate Body.

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