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Eurid
The Commission of the EUROPEAN COMMUNITY and EURID, the registry
of eu-domains, have signed recently the contract about the
eu-domains.
EURID reports that, the Commission will formally notify ICANN of
the selected registry operator allowing official negotiations to
commence between EURid and ICANN to put the eu-domain into the
root servers.
EURid promises to be looking for a fast conclusion to
negotiations with ICANN in order to minimise delays in launching
.eu. EURid has always declared that it requires 6-9 months after
contractual matters are concluded in order to commence
registrations of eu-domains, starting with the 4-month sunrise
period required by the European Commission's Public Policy Rules
for the eu-domain..
EURid tells, that it is currently working on the initial
Registration Policy for eu-domains to include rules for phased
registration (the sunrise period), a Whois policy and
Alternative Dispute Resolution for disputes over .eu names. As
required under the terms of Regulation 733/2002, which provided
the legal framework for eu-domains, EURid will be consulting
with the European Commission and other relevant parties on this
document.
The registration process of eu-domains consists of a sunrise and
a landrush period.
Sunrise Period You should send now to
http://www.domainregistry.de/eu.html your applications to secure
your rights at the new eu-domains. The eu-domains will be the
most important event since the introduction of com-domains.
The Sunrise Period of eu-domains will have two phases: The EU
Regulation stipulates that the registry must make a sunrise
provision at eu-domains to allow those with 'prior rights' to a
name to apply for registration of eu-domains in advance of
beginning general registrations. The PPR states that the sunrise
period (phased registration) of eu-domains will take place in
two phases each lasting two months.
During phase one, public bodies and holders of registered
Community or national trademarks will be able to register their
names.
During phase 2 those who may register in phase 1 may register
their eu-domains as well holders of other rights recognised
under Community law or the national law of an EU member state.
Eu-domains registered during the sunrise period must be an exact
match for the prior right claimed and documentary evidence must
be supplied to proof the right.
Landrush period: First comes-first serves Some weeks after the
Sunrise Period eu-domains goes live and general registrations of
eu-domains will begin and registration of eu-domains will be
done on a first come first served basis for any eu-domain not
taken during the sunrise period.
Hans Peter Oswald
www.domainregistry.de
About the author:
CEO ICANN accredited registrar Secura http://www.com-domains.com
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