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Standard Sub Domains immediately
before the .ccTLD
.aeroport.fr
.assedic.fr
.asso.fr
.avoues.fr
.barreau.fr
.cci.fr
.chambagri.fr
.com.fr
experts-
comptables.fr
.geometre-expert.fr
.gouv.fr
.huissier-justice.fr
.notaires.fr
.pharmacien.fr
.prd.fr
.presse.fr
.tm.fr
.veterinaire.fr |
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Private Customers allowed?
yes |
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Domains per applicant
unlimited |
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Approximate Processing time
2-5 weekday |
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Preconditions Summary Applicant
must be a French company or a french subsidiary company of a forgein company or owner of an international trademark. Trademarks in the .tm.fr-subdomain must be registered in France. For the other subdomains it is neccessary to be in the specific areas. |
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Registration Highlights |
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• International Companies need Representation in France in order to register.
• Trakemarks need to validate their names in France in order to register a domain
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Summary |
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The French registry agency since 1997 is AFNIC, Association Française pour le Nommage Internet en Coopération, a non-for-profit organization. Applicants to a .fr ccTLD must be a french company or a French subsidiary company of a foreign company, or owner of an international trademark. Trademarks in the .tm.fr-subdomain must be registered in France. For the other sub-domains it is necessary to be in the specific areas (e.g. .aeroport.fr .assedic.fr .asso.fr .avoues.fr). Today, there are approximately 333 424 registered domain names under the Top Level Domain .fr, and the growth rate is of 12 107,50 new domain names per month (based on the 2004 monthly average newly registered names). The ccTLD .fr was established by the Internic on September the 2nd 1986 and was first managed by the INRIA (Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique). |
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Additional Information |
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Paper application Required?
NO |
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Automat. Protocol?
Email and Web Template |
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Trade Mark Particular Process?
International companies need to have a representation in France (SIREN number). Alternatively, they can validate their trademark at the INPI (National Institute for the Industrial Property) in order to have the right to register under the .fr and the .tm.fr domains. |
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Semantic Control?
Terms concerning public order and goods. Terms concerning Internet operations |
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Minimum Length of domain name
2 (not both can be letters) |
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Maximum Length of domain name
63 |
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Registration through Registrars Available
YES |
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Direct Registration Available
NO |
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