This article describes the procedures and requirements of .fr domain names.
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.fr domain registration↓
A .fr domain name registration is realtime.
It is required that the office/residence of the registrant is within the EU.
If you are registering the domain name with an individual as the owner you will need to supply the date, place and country of birth.
The details of an individual registrant will be hidden in the whois automatically.
The tech handle can not be a person, but needs to be a company handle.
Registry AFNIC maintains a list of domain names to the "reserved" status, for example town and community names. Unfortunately we cannot see this status until the registration request, that will fail with a "2304, Object status prohibits operation" error.
Reserved domain names can be registered if the registrant has a legitimate interest, for example if the name is his company name. Please contact us in such case. The list is available at AFNIC's website.
.fr domain transfer↓
To transfer a .fr domain name please make sure to first get the authorisation code from the current registrar. Using this code you can request the transfer through our website.
Once the transfer is started the current registrar will have 8 days to object against the transfer.
If objection against the transfer is given the transfer will extend to 22 days. The current registrar can accept the transfer within these 22 days after contact with their customer.
If no objection or approval is given the transfer will complete automatically after 8 days or fail after 22 days.
The registry will not send an e-mail to the domain contacts after the transfer finishes.
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| Transfer authorization code required | yes |
| Method of confirmation | authcode |
| Registration period after transfer | restarts |
| Transfer time | 8-22 days |
| Advanced and simple transfers available | Contact our Sales department to check if easy transfer of 100 or more .fr domains is available. |
.fr domain update and trade (owner change)↓
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Update owner (trade) |
Update other data |
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An owner change can be performed by updating the owner handle of the domain. This change is processed realtime.
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An contact update can be performed by updating the handle of the domain. This change is processed realtime. |
.fr domain delete (expiration) and reactivation (restore)↓
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Delete / expiration |
Restore / reactivation |
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A .fr domain can be deleted by either manually removing it from your control panel or setting it to not be automatically renwed.
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A domain can be restored using a restore domain command at the supplier. The domain can be renewed for 14 days after expiring. |
.fr detailed TLD information↓
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| Registration agreement | The registry requires that a registration agreement is in place between the provider and the domain holder. The text of this registration agreement and any required supplements is the following: |