The Role of the European Trade Indexes Registry (EUTIR) as a Cross-Sector Trust Layer for Digital and Green Transitions

Our feedback proposes the European Trade Indexes Registry (EUTIR) as a foundational, cross-sectoral ΓÇ£trust layerΓÇ¥ to empower the enforcement of the Digital Markets Act (DMA) and accelerate the EU’s digital and green transitions. Designed as a decentralized, blockchain-based infrastructure, EUTIR ensures the authenticity, traceability, and interoperability of electronic trade documents and data, transforming how gatekeeper compliance is monitored and verified. Beyond simplifying reporting for designated gatekeepers under Articles 5–11, EUTIR serves as a proactive early-warning system, enabling regulators to detect emerging market dominance by analyzing metadata patterns across domains like Digital Product Passports, freight information, and sustainability reporting. This positions EUTIR not merely as a compliance tool, but as a strategic enabler for contestable, transparent, and resilient digital markets, reducing regulatory burdens for SMEs while strengthening consumer trust and legal certainty across the Single Market.