Italy is an important business partner of Wenzhou and even our province. In 2019, the total import and export volume of the province, Wenzhou and Italy were 48.321 billion and 5.13 billion respectively, and in the first half of 2020, 23.595 billion and 4.62 billion respectively. In order to further deepen trade cooperation between the two sides, recently, Wenzhou and relevant Italian parties held a special video conference on cooperation on quality standards of health silk road epidemic prevention materials under the Italian China (Wenzhou) trade quality standard cooperation and dialogue mechanism. Many experts from the Ministry of Economic Development of Italy, the General Administration of Customs of Italy, the National Accreditation Administration of Italy, the Health Department of the Piedmont Region Government of Italy and other departments (units) attended the conference. The conference released the Italian Chinese (Wenzhou) Trade Quality Standards Cooperation and Exchange Conference Mechanism, committed to strengthening the dialogue between official institutions, industry business associations, professional institutions and enterprises, and promoting more smooth and compliant trade between China and Italy. At the same time, focusing on the current difficulties in the export of epidemic prevention materials, especially the quality certification, we will share and analyze the latest policies and quality certification requirements for the import of epidemic prevention materials from Italy and even the EU for the “white list” enterprises participating in the production and export of epidemic prevention materials such as Wenzhou masks, melt blown cloths, thermometers, and reduce the risk of “going to sea” of epidemic prevention materials from Wenzhou enterprises. The meeting also decided to carry out the pilot project of “EU certification to support Wenzhou”. The service content includes: providing certification related information for enterprises of both parties and recommending authoritative institutions; Carry out special warnings on important risks in the field of quality certification; Carry out technical guidance, guide Chinese enterprises to improve the quality inspection system, and ensure the compliance of Chinese enterprises in the quality certification process; Carry out business training in the field of quality inspection, issue training certificates, and explore mutual recognition methods for the qualifications of China EU (private) quality inspection specialists; Recommend high-quality enterprises and supply and demand information for enterprises of both parties.
(Contributed by Wenzhou Municipal Bureau of Commerce)