28th regime – EU Corporate Legal Framework and the Role of the European Trade Indexes Registry (EUTIR)

Our feedback to the EU Commission on the proposed 28th regime for an EU corporate legal framework highlights its potential to significantly strengthen Europe’s business environment by reducing legal fragmentation and lowering administrative burdens. We emphasize that while the 28th regime establishes a unified legal company form, its full potential can only be realized by integrating it with the European Trade Indexes Registry (EUTIR). EUTIR serves as the essential digital trust infrastructure, ensuring the authenticity, interoperability, and real-time verifiability of corporate data across borders. Together, they create a trusted EU company brand that is both legally recognized and digitally verifiable, enhancing Europe’s attractiveness for investment and providing SMEs and startups with easier access to financing. This document combines a simplified impact assessment of the 28th regime with a detailed analysis of EUTIR’s role, aiming to guide the Commission in aligning corporate law with Europe’s broader digital transformation goals.