1. Implementation of the.eu Top Level Domain Marko Bonač Arnes

2. EURid EURid is the not-for-profit organisation, established in Belgium and has been selected by the European Commission to operate the new.eu top level domain The EURid has –three founder members: DNS BE, IIT CRN, NIC SE –two associate members: Arnes, CZ NIC These are operators of the country-code top level domain registries for.be,.it,.se,.si and.cz.

3. How to get a.eu name Choose a name –Technical limitations (from 2 to 63 characters etc), –Given name should still be available (look in the WHOIS) Choose an accredited.eu registrar –A list will be available on www.eurid.eu. –Speakers of all official EU languages will be able to find at least one registrar with whom they can communicate in their own language. Read the terms and conditions of registration –When registering a.eu domain name you lend your explicit agreement to the general terms and conditions for end users. –This includes being bound to submit to Alternative Dispute Resolution. Provide the registrar with the necessary data –A valid e-mail address is of the utmost importance – –It will be used as a means of contact. –EURid may withdraw a domain name if it has no active e-mail address

4. How to get a.eu name Register the domain name Registrar will do an online transaction. –The domain will be registered for a period of one year. –The corresponding fee will be debited from your registrars account. –It is not possible to correct a misspelled domain name (a new domain can be registered and a second fee paid) Updating the name server –EURid name server will be updated five times an day WHOIS –When registered your domain name will be immediately stored in the WHOIS database –WHOIS look-up facility will enable interested parties to know who lies behind a given domain name

5. Sunrise Period Prior to commencing.eu registration on a first-come- first-served basis and in accordance with EU regulations there will be a sunrise period (phased registration) to allow public bodies and holders of prior rights to a name to apply for the corresponding.eu domain name. Possible sunrise applicants –undertakings having their registered office, central administration or principal place of business within the EU –organisations established within the European Community without prejudice to the application of national law –natural persons resident within the European Community

6. Phase 1 of the Sunrise period Only domain names that correspond with –the full name of a public body –the acronym by which a public body is commonly known –if applicable, the territory which is governed by a public body –registered community or national trademarks may be applied for by the public body or holder of the trademark

7. Phase 2 of the Sunrise period Only domain names that correspond with –the names listed for phase 1 –other rights that are protected under the national law of the member state where they are held such as company names business identifiers distinctive titles of protected literary and artistic work unregistered trademarks trade names may be applied for

8. How can I apply for my.eu name during the sunrise period? Those who qualify to register their domain name during the sunrise period will be required to apply through an accredited.eu registrar. In addition to the usual information required, sunrise applications will be required to state the right they are claiming to the domain name and under which law that right is granted If more than one valid application for the same name is received, applications will be assessed on a first-come-first-served basis. An additional application fee will be charged during sunrise. EURid has appointed PricewaterhouseCoopers as Validation Agent who will authenticate the proof and advise if an application is accepted or rejected. Until an application for a name is accepted or all applications for that name are rejected, the domain name will be blocked from being registered by any other party. During the sunrise period a special.eu sunrise whois will be available (which will show the status of the application)

9. Names which are blocked and may never be registered Member states were allowed to submit a limited list of broadly recognised names with regard to geographical and/or geopolitical concepts which affect their political or territorial organisation that may not be registered. This will be published by the EC and will be available on the EURid web site as soon as it will be received. Codes which appear in the ISO 3166/1 list and the ISO 3166 reserve list (representing countries) shall not be used for domain names directly under the.eu TLD.

10. Names which are reserved for registration only by the EC or the government of a Member State Member states can request that their official name and the name under which they are commonly known in one or more of the official languages of the EU cannot be registered directly under the.eu by any other person other than their national government. Candidate countries and member countries of the European Economic Area that are not Member States may request that their official name and the name under which they are commonly known in their own language and in any of the official languages of the EU cannot be registered directly under the.eu TLD. The EC may request that a list of names are reserved by the Commission for use by the Community institutions.

11. Quarantine A name will be put in quarantine for 40 days if registration is not renewed or the name is revoked by the registry under any of the provisions of the Public Policy Rules. Quarantined domain names will be in the state “hold”. They will not work but are not yet available for others to register. After 40 days of “quarantine”, a domain name will be freed.

12. Alternative dispute resolution (ADR) procedure Participation in the ADR procedure shall be compulsory for the holder of a domain name and the EURid. A fee for the ADR shall be paid by the complainant. The language of the ADR shall be the language of the registration agreement between registrar and domain name holder (unless otherwise agreed by the parties) The complaints and the responses to the complaints must be submitted to an ADR provider (one already chosen is Czech Arbitration Court). As soon as a request for ADR is properly filed with the ADR provider and the appropriate fee is paid (from EUR 3,600 to EUR 6,650), the ADR provider shall inform EURid and EURid will suspend the domain name involved from cancellation or transfer until the dispute resolution is complete.

13. Alternative dispute resolution (ADR) procedure Failure of any parties in an ADR procedure to respond within given deadlines may be considered as grounds to accept the claims of the counterparty. A registered domain name shall be subject to revocation, where that name –is identical or confusingly similar to a name in respect of which a right is recognised or established by national and/or Community law, –has been registered by its holder without rights of legitimate interest in the name; or –has been registered or is being used in bad faith. In case ADR panel decides that the domain name should be revoked, it shall be transferred to the complainant if the complainant applies for it and satisfies eligibility criteria for this.

14. Timetable to Launch June 2005Begin accrediting.eu registrars and publishing a list of them on the web site. Aug/Sept 2005Make available the terms and conditions of registration in official EU languages – including ADR provisions. 4th Quarter 2005Start phase 1 of sunrise Start of sunrise + 2 months Start phase 2 of sunrise Start of sunrise + 4 months Registrations open on a first-come-first-served basis.

15. If you are interested follow the information on www.eurid.eu