.EU domain name
Registry: EURid
Origin: Europe
Date of creation: 2005
Description: .EU is the official TLD of the 27 member-states of the European Union
Whois: http://www.whois.eu (updated in real time)
.EU with Gandi.net
Accreditation: Gandi has been accredited by EURid since July 2005 and active since December 2005
Number of domains managed by Gandi: over 48 000 .EU as of April 1st, 2011
Prix: see
.EU price list
Corresponding Gandi contract: https://www.gandi.net/contracts
Terms and conditions
Assigning: you must provide a valid postal address in one of the 27 member-states of the European Union
Syntax: from 2 (excl. ccTLDs) to 63 alphanumeric characters or a hyphen (excluding in the first and last place)
IDN (accented domain names): yes
Registration period: 1 to 10 years
Subdomains available: no
Whois privacy:
yes, by the registry for natural persons
Procedures
Renewal: before the expiration date
Disputes: http://www.eurid.eu/content/view/22/39/lang,en/
Transfer (change of Registrar):
the process is started on the new registrar's interface. The registry will send you an email containing a code enabling you to accept or reject the transfer request via the Registry's
interface within 7 days
Change of owner:
available on our interface. The registry sends an email to the 2 parties, that contains a code enabling both parties to accept or reject the ownership change request via the Registry's
interface within 7 days
Deletion process:
quarantine of 40 days, see this
table
