This article describes the procedures and requirements of .yt domain names.
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Successful domain registration requires:
- Registrant contact require:
- Located within the EU, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland or any of the French overseas territories.
- For private individual
- the date, place and country of birth (hidden in whois)
- the date, place and country of birth (hidden in whois)
- Technical contact must be a company
- two or more nameservers or a nameserver group
The registry will preform checks on the requirements above and contact the registrant in case the requirements are not met to ask for proof of identification data. (For example, the registrant seems to have an address outside the EU).
Proof of identification data contains:
- Business registration certificate
- The ID of the legal representative of the company
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.
IMPORTANT:
Domain Registration Restrictions: Online Gambling and Pharmacy-Related Terms:
In accordance with French law, it is strictly prohibited to offer online casino games or online sports betting on French territory without proper authorization. Additionally, to prevent fraudulent or non-compliant domain registrations, we have enforced a keyword-based restriction within our system across all AFNIC TLDs. This change aims to ensure compliance with French regulations and to protect users from illegal or misleading online activities.
Legal Background
Gambling and Betting Prohibitions
Under Articles L320-1 and L324-1 of the French Internal Security Code and Article 56 of Law No. 2010-476 of May 12, 2010, the following applies:
- Offering online casino games on French territory is strictly prohibited.
- Offering online sports betting without an appropriate license is also strictly prohibited.
The official list of approved and licensed operators can be consulted on Legifrance.
This restriction will apply to all TLDs (.fr, .re, .pm, .tf, .wf, .yt) under the AFNIC Registry.
Restricted Keywords - If a domain name includes any of the following terms, the registration will be automatically blocked:
Gambling / Betting Keywords
casino, gambling, betting, wager, gamesofchance, gamble, punt, stakes, onlinecasino, virtualcasino, casinowebsite, casinoplatform, livecasino, blackjack, poker, roulette, baccarat, craps, keno, slot, slots, videopoker, lottery, lotto, sweepstake, scratchcard, jackpot, raffle, sportsbook, bet365, parimutuel, bettingodds, livebetting, footballbet, casinobonus, welcomebonus, freespins, nodeposit, 100free, winbig, jeuxdargent, jeuxdecasino, parisportif, cotes, tirage, gagnerdelargent, bonuscasino, machinesasous, blackjackenligne, roulettenligne, pokeraargent, bet, bets, betonline, livebet, livebetting, footballbet, sportsbet, sportsbetting, bettingodds, bet365, bettips, bestbet, freebet, matchbet, placedbet, placingbet, parlay, stake, stakes, wager, wagers, wagering, odds, bookmaker, bookie, sportsbook, spreadbet, handicapbet, matchodds, betnow, winbet
Pharmacy / Pharmaceutical Keywords
pharmacie, pharmacien, pharmacienne, pharma, parapharmacie, pharmaciedegarde, pharmaciedurgence, pharmacieenligne, pharmacienconseil, pharmamed, pharmashop, pharmaciefrancaise, pharmacielyon, pharmaciemarseille, pharmacieparis, pharmaciedigitale
In France, the medicine distribution chain is secure and under pharmaceutical supervision. Only an individual who holds a State Doctor of Pharmacy degree is authorized to open or acquire a pharmacy and to sell medicines, whether through a physical pharmacy or online.
You can find on the following page the list of authorized websites permitted to sell medicines online:
Implementation Details
- The restriction is enforced at the time of domain registration.
- Domains containing any restricted keyword will be rejected automatically.
- Registrants wishing to use a blocked term for legitimate reasons must contact support for manual review and provide appropriate company documentation and license proof.
You can start a .yt domain transfer through our API or control panel. This transfer requires the following information:
- an authorisation code that you need to request at your current provider.
- a registrant that resides in the EU, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland or any of the French overseas territories.
- an admin contact handle
- a tech contact handle - this can not be a person, but needs to be a company handle
- two or more nameservers or a nameserver group
Once the transfer is started, it will be finished in maximum 22 days:
- if the current registrar approves the transfer, the transfer will complete immediately;
- if the current registrar does not approve nor reject the transfer, the transfer will complete after 8 days;
- if the current registrar rejects the transfer within the first 8 days, the transfer will still complete automatically after 22 days.
If the domain holder wants to cancel an initiated transfer, only the gaining registrar (Openprovider, through you as a reseller) can do so; you can cancel the transfer from the transfer queue in your control panel. The registration period after a successful transfer restarts. The registry will not send an e-mail to the domain contacts after the transfer finishes.
Additional notes on a .yt transfer
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| Authorization code required | yes |
| Method of confirmation | authcode |
| Registration period after transfer | restarts |
| Average transfer time | 8-22 days |
| Advanced and simple transfers available | Contact our Sales department to check if easy transfer of 100 or more .yt domains is available. |
Owner change (trade)
An owner change can be performed by updating the owner handle of the domain. This change is processed realtime.
Other update
An contact update can be performed by updating the handle of the domain. This change is processed realtime.
Delete
A domain can be deleted by either manually removing it from your control panel or setting it to not be automatically renwed. When a domain is set it to not be automatically renewed, our system will delete the domain on its expiration date.
Restore / reactivate
A domain name can be restored during its quarantine period (also called redemptionPeriod). Under 'detailed TLD information' below you can find how long a domain stays in its quarantine period after the domain name has been deleted or expired.
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