.BE TLD

.BE with Gandi.net

Accreditation: Gandi has been accredited by DNS.BE since august 2002, and active since 2003.
Number of domains registered by Gandi:over 12,000 .BE as of August 1st, 2007
Price: see .BE price list
Corresponding Gandi contract: https://www.gandi.net/contracts

Terms and conditions

Assigning:There is no restriction imposed upon .BE
Syntax: From 3 to 63 alphanumeric characters or a hyphen (excluding in the first and last place)
IDN: Not authorized for the moment
Registration period: 1 year, renewable.
Subdomains available: No

Procedures

Renewal: Renewal of a .BE reactivates the domain name for one year.
Disputes: http://www.dns.be/fr/home.php?n=54
Change of owner: The current procedure allows one to yield a domain name to a third party at Gandi or another Registrar.
Change of Registrar You must launch the procedure at your new registrar. The processing time can be rather short if you accept the transfer right away. An e-mail is sent by DNS.BE to the owner of the domain. The domain will be renewed for one year beginning from the date of the transfer of the domain to the new registrar.