European Innovation Act and the Role of the European Trade Indexes Registry (EUTIR)

This document provides feedback to the European Commission on the proposed European Innovation Act, emphasizing the strategic role of the European Trade Indexes Registry (EUTIR) in advancing a digital, sustainable, and innovation-friendly Single Market. It outlines how EUTIR serves as a trusted, decentralized infrastructure for verifying and interoperating trade-related data across the EU, supporting objectives such as regulatory harmonization, access to finance, and intellectual property commercialisation. The paper details EUTIR’s integration with key systems like electronic Freight Transport Information (eFTI), Digital Product Passport (DPP), and the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), and calls for legislative enhancements to establish EUTIR as a cornerstone of Europe’s digital trade ecosystem, fostering competitiveness, transparency, and global leadership in secure, AI-ready trade.