News Domain .EU

The ‘European’ domain got the go ahead by the Commission in March 2002 which will be operated by EURid or the European Registry of Internet Domain names.
EURid aims to have its systems, rules, contracts and procedures in place as soon so that it coincides with the agreed policy rules and to recruit accredited registrars. As with the previous launch of domains and in order to resolve disputes over domains there will be a ‘sunrise’ period of four months. The “sunrise period” will allow trade mark owners the opportunity to secure the domains that reflect their rights before the domains are offered to the rest of the market. The domains can be purchased by trade mark owners if they can prove their trade mark rights within forty days failing which the domains will be released to the general public.
The period is offered in two phases, lasting for two months for each period. The first phase is specifically aimed at trade mark owners i.e. those which hold either a national or Community trade mark holder, public bodies or those which are used for geographical origins.
 

Booking Domain .EU
Booking means requesting a registration that will occur in a second phase. After notification of accreditation, every accredited registrar can start accepting these requests. As soon as registrations are possible, registrars are morally obliged to communicate their bookings to Eurid in exactly the same order in which they have received them. As for all other extensions, the "first come-first served" principle is the rule that will be followed. For registered Trademarks and names with particular requirements a particular protection is foreseen. 

Who can register Domain .EU
companies having a legal office
main central administrative or business office within the European Community;
companies having their main office in the European Community;
individuals resident in the European Community.
 

Guarantee Registration Domain .EU
We don’t garantee the registration, as for every other domain, the .eu registration is subjected to the "first come-first served" principle. Booking means having better chances of registering your domain, but it does not guarantee it. Trade marks and name owners will be appropriately protected.

Sunrise Period
Before the complete liberalization of .EU domains' registration, there will be a phase, called the sunrise period, that will allow Public Corporations and registered brands' owners to demand corresponding domain names four months in advance of the beginning of the registrations. The assignation will be based on the "first come- first served" theory.

Who can use the “Sunrise Period”
Companies and individuals that apply for registration of .EU domains during the sunrise period will however have to satisfy important geographic requirements. Only those who satisfy the following requirements will be able to proceed with the request:

Societies having a regular registration in one of the European Community countries;
Organizations having a regular constitution in the European Community;
European residents.

The sunrise period will consist of two different phases. Each of them will last two months. Registrations, based on the "first come first served" theory, will start after four months of the sunrise period.
During the first phase of the sunrise period individuals and companies will be able to register domain names corresponding to:

the complete name of a Public Corporation;
an acronym name a Public Corporation is commonly known as;
geographic names that define territories governed by Public Corporations;
National or European registered brands.

The orders will have to be forwarded by Public Corporations or registered brands' owners through an accredited Registrar and Register.it will soon become one.
During the second phase of the sunrise period individuals and companies will be able to register domain names corresponding to:

all names allowed during the first phase;
names protected by the European Community's national laws;
- corporate names;
- distinguishing titles characterizing copyrights
- non registered brands;
- trade and products' brands.

Unsuccesfull Registration  Domain .EU
In case you are not assigned the domain you had previously pre-registered, you can choose another domain with .eu extension or ask us to refind you the charge you have already paied.