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Country Information
Complete Name of the Country Republic of Hungary
Population 10.1 million.
Official Language(s) Magyar
Currency the forint (HUF),
Hungary Flag
Hungary
ccTLD .HU
Country Hungary
TLD .hu
Name of registry Council of Hungarian Internet Providers
Website of registry http://www.nic.hu
Original Control of Registry
Control of Registry (Current) Council of Hungarian Internet Providers
Type of Organization
Date ccTLD was created November the 7th 1990.
Number of reg. domains 165000
2004 Avg. # of registrations / mth 3916.666667
Number of Registrants 85
Liberation Important dates
Liberation Progress
Delegation of domains directly under the .hu public domain may be applied for by a) any Hungarian citizen, or b) any natural person holding a permit for domiciliation in Hungary, or c) any entity established in Hungary by virtue of law, entered in the records of or registered with an authority or court, or d) any entity filing its respective application with the competent authority or court and commencing its operations pursuant and according to the law prior to such entry or registration, e) furthermore, the beneficiary of a trademark registered with the Hungarian Patent Office or granted protection rights in Hungary (even if the beneficiary is a foreigner).
 
Additional Information
 • Paper application Required?
 • Automat. Protocol?
 • Trade Mark Particular Process?
NO
 • Semantic Control?
no general terms (see negative list); in .hu name or abbreviation of company name; in .tm.hu trademarks Only: a. local municipalities only may be Applicants for domains identified with settlements with a municipality, or b. the official representation only of the particular country may be an Applicant for domains identified with country names (in Hungarian, English and the own language of the country). There are other names that are not allowed (see list)
 • Minimum Length of domain name
2
 • Maximum Length of domain name
24
 • Registration through Registrars Available
YES
 • Direct Registration Available
NO

Registration Highlights
 • Main Place of business / Residence in Hungary is compulsory for registration directly under the .hu ccTLD

 • No general terms, no geographic names
  
Summary
The Registry of the Greek ccTLD .gr Domain Names, part of the Institute of Computer Science, of the Foundation for Research & Technology Hellas, is in charge of the operation and technical coordination of the .gr top-level domain name space. This role has been assigned by the National Telecommunications & Post Commission, an non of r profit organization. The registration of the .gr ccTLD is open for everyone who applies, and the processing time takes from 3 to 5 business days. Currently, there are about 91 000 registered domain names under the .gr TLD. The ccTLD .gr was established by the Internic on February the 19th 1989 and has always been managed by the Institute of Computer Science of the Foundation for Research & Technology Hellas.

Rules
 • Standard Sub Domains immediately before the .ccTLD
.co.hu .info.hu .org.hu
.priv.hu .sport.hu .tm.hu
 • Private Customers allowed?
yes
 • Domains per applicant
unlimited
 • Approximate Processing time
5 weekdays
 • Preconditions Summary
Domain names directly in .hu can be only registered by organsations and companies which have their main place of business/residence in hungary. All other domains can be registered without a place of business.
 
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