| .EU Registration Agreement: |
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following is an abbreviated set of business rules enforced by the
.EU Registry. For accurate and complete information please check the
.EU Registry site at http://www.eurid.eu |
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Domain Registrations are currently limited to 1 one year
terms. Annual Renewals will be available later.
Domain
applicants are limited to residents, businesses and organizations
located within the the European Union. For detailed information from
the .EU Registry, please click here.
Upon deletion, .EU domains
are placed on hold and in a redemption period for 40 days. During
this period the domain is not available and may only be reactivated
by the registrant of record at the time the domain was deleted. This
is similar to the redemption period in effect currently for
top-level domains such as .COM, .NET, .ORG, .BIZ and .INFO.
.EU domain transfers are not currently supported.
Live/Land Rush Registrations for applicants
without prior rights are scheduled by the Registry for April 7,
2006. This date is subject to change without notice.
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For the exact Sunrise validation criteria, please check the
.EU Registry validation requirements at
http://www.eurid.eu/en/registrant/.
The Validation Agent performing
the Sunrise Validation is PricewaterhouseCopper--information about
their validation requirements may be found at the PricewaterhouseCooper
validation web site .
| | | Applicants with prior rights protected
by the national and/or Community law, as referred to in Article
10(1) second paragraph, of the .EU Public Policy Rules issued April
28, 2004 are eligible to register .EU domains during the .EU Sunrise
phases.
There prior
rights are of the following types:
- the name or
acronym of a public body. These applications will be validated by
the governments of the member state to which the public body
belongs;
- a registered
national trademark (e.g. for which a certification exists from a
national trademark office of one of the EU member states);
- a community
trademark or an international trademark according that is
recognized in Europe;
- geographic
indicators or designations of origin;
- company name,
tradename or business identifier;
- unregistered
trademarks;
- titles of
artistic works like movies, books etc;
- all types of
right that can be proven according to a national law and that does
not fall within one of the above categories.
"Public bodies" are institutions and bodies of the
European Community, national and local governments, governmental
bodies, authorities, organizations and bodies governed by public law
or international and intergovernmental organizations
"Geographic indicators or designations of origin" are
recognized names or abbreviations that relate to an area of land.
Sunrise applications are validated by a 3rd
party validation agent, PricewaterhouseCooper, during both phases to
ensure compliance with the Registry's
Sunrise Rules.
Additional validation documentation is required
and MUST be submitted within a 40 day time period. Failure to comply
with Registry Validation Requirements may result in your application
being rejected and loss of your non-refundable Application Fee. For
more information, please check the validation requirements at the
PricewaterhouseCooper validation web site. | | | Validation Process
During the Sunrise phases, the .EU Registry will validate each
Sunrise application for an .EU domain. The Registry and/or its
authorized Validation Agent, PricewaterhouseCooper, will contact the
applicant directly and request this documentation, which MUST be
provided within 40 days of the Registry's request.
If the
first Sunrise applicant for a name sends acceptable proof of their
right to the name within the 40 days provided, the Registry's
Validation Agent will examine the documentation provided by that
applicant.
If the documentation provided by the applicant
proves that a prior right exists or can be claimed, the application
shall be approved and that domain shall be registered to the
applicant. The domain will only be usable/begin resolving only after
a 40-day period-- during this period, errors or appeals may be
resolved by the .EU Registry.
Later applicants for the same
domain will be notified by the .EU Registry that their applications
were rejected by the Registry because a previous applicant was
awarded the domain name. If the first domain applicant fails to
provide acceptable documentation within 40 days, the application
shall be rejected and the Validation Agent will then check the
documentation from the applicant whose application was received
next--this may process may repeat till a valid claim is determined.
If none of the domain applicants are verified within the 40
days specified, the name will be unblocked and available for open
registration on a first come, first served (FCFS) basis on April 7,
2006.
The validation process may take as long
as 6 months for certain domains |
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