Successful domain registration requires:

• two or more nameservers or a nameserver group
• registrant data needs to be real and valid. Fake data may lead to suspension by the registry.

Contact verification

• From 1st March 2022, DNSbelgium has implemented a new contact verification process, please find more information about it in this article : New DNSbelgium Registrant Verification Process
• In case the verification fails due to an incorrect name, create a new handle with the correct details and start a TRADE to update the domain. Adjusting the name in the handle itself or attaching a different handle during the validation proces is not supported.
• In case the registrant is unable to locate the email from the BE registry or deleted it by accident, the registrant can contact the registry directly via verification@dnsbelgium.be

Contact verification
In some special cases, the registry will automatically start a contact verification process. This happens for registration requests that might be suspicious (based on multiple parameters). The domain name will not resolved while a verification process is active. The domain registrant and reseller are informed as well about this process. As soon as the registrant proves his or her identity to DNS Belgium, the domain will be unsuspended.

If the data is not updated within 14 days, the domain will get deleted, transferred to the .BE Registry itself and can not be updated or restored via the control panel anymore.
A restore from quarantaine is possible, but comes with extra costs.

Whois information

Starting from June, 2023 the .be registry will no longer display a phone number with the WHOIS details, even if the domain name holder is an organization or a company. This is to comply with GDPR regulations.

A search in the public WHOIS (via web, command line or RDAP) shows the following data:
- Nothing if it is a private person - organisation field is not filled in
- The address if it is a legal entity (organisation, company) - organisation field is filled in

Successful domain transfer requires:

• two or more nameservers or a nameserver group
• an authorisation code provided by:
  • in case of external transfer - the .be registry > www.dnsbelgium.be
  • in case of internal transfer* - the current Openprovider reseller

The authorization code provided by the registry is valid for 7 days.

A valid EXTERNAL authorisation code has 5 blocks of 3 characters, for example 123-345-678-901-234

Internal Transfer

*Notification is shown in RCP when internal transfer applies.
Follow these internal transfer steps, as an external transfer-code will not work with internal transfers. An internal code can only be generated by the reseller who manages the domain. This can not be generated in an openprovider account where the domain is not managed.

The registrant can NOT be changed during an internal transfer (unlike an external transfer, where this is supported)

This can only be done once the internal transfer is finished, via the "Trade" option which you can find in your control panel here: https://cp.openprovider.eu/domain/trade1.php
A Trade requires a valid transfercode from the BE registry.
Please see section Update for more information about trades.

Additional notes on a .be transfer

• Transfer from quarantine is possible, additional costs apply. More information.
• In the rare case that a .be registrar stops its business, its domains will be transferred to a special registrar account of DNS Belgium. Transfers from this account will not restart their registration period; instead, the expiration date will remain unchanged.
• A bulk transfer is possible, more information can be found here.
  
  

• External authorization code request - via RCP, API and directly at the registry
• External authorization code delivery - sent by .be registry only to the registrant
• External authorization code reset - not possible
• Internal authorization code request - via RCP and API
• Internal authorization code delivery - visible in RCP, API

In case the error "clientTransferProhibited" is shown when requesting an external transfercode via Openprovider, the transferlock is enabled in your control panel. Unlock the domain via the domain detailpage and try again.

In case the error ""Array" is shown, please check if the domain is still active in your account.

You can also use the following link to request the code: https://www.dnsbelgium.be/en

Owner change (trade)

• requested via Trade section in RCP or API (NOT possible via normal domain update)
• an external authorization code is required (internally generated transfercode is not valid)
• the registration period starts over again, any remaining period is lost

In case an error is shown during the trade or update that the data is not matching with the .be Registry, please check this link to resolve that problem.

Other update

• processed realtime
• registrant can not be updated, trade is required.

The following rules apply in order to decide whether a trade or normal update is required:

• • Organization to a different organization: trade (also if it's only the trading name that changes)
  • Organization to a private individual: trade (also if the private individual was the previous contact person of the organization)
  • Organization to the same organization, but another contact name: regular update (also if other contact data, like address or e-mail, changes)
  • Private individual to a different private individual: trade
  • Private individual to an organization: trade (also if the organization's contact is similar to the previous private individual)

In exceptional cases a monitored update can be requested for € 25,- (excl vat) per domain.

Delete

• requested via RCP or API
• processed realtime
• will result in a quarantine period

Restore / reactivate

• restore / reactivation supported via RCP or API
• Quarantine period can be found under Detailed extension information > Technical information > Quarantine period