Enhancing Chemical Export Controls through Digital Trust and Sustainability

The document is a policy input from the DigitalTrade4.EU consortium to the European Commission, offering recommendations to enhance the EU’s regulation on the export and import of hazardous chemicals (Regulation (EU) No 649/2012). It proposes integrating Digital Product Passports (DPPs), Legal Entity Identifiers (LEI/vLEI), and ESG-linked trade finance mechanisms to improve traceability, digital trust, and sustainability in chemical trade. The submission aligns chemical export controls with the EU’s green-digital transition goals, international frameworks like the Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions, and global digital standards such as UNECE Recommendation No. 49 and the Digital Economy Partnership Agreement (DEPA). It also calls for targeted support for SMEs through training and capacity-building initiatives.