EURid

1. EURid Marko Bonac TERENA GA – RhodesJune10-11 2004

2. .eu top Level Domain • The EC has decided to designate EURid as the registry for the .eu top level domain. • The decision follows a call for expressions of interest published last September. • Any individual who is resident within the EU, any undertaking having its registered office within the Community and any organisation established within the Community with have the right to register .eu domains • .eu is expected to be operational early next year • http://europa_eu_int/information_society/topics/telecoms/internet/eu_domain

3. Legal structure of EURid • EURid is a non-profit organisation incorporated under Belgian law • http://www.eurid.org/ • There are three founder members • DNS Belgium (registry for .be) • Instituto di Informatica e Telematica (registry for .it) • Network Information Centre Sweden AB (registry for .se) • There are two associate members • ARNES (NREN and registry for .si) • CZ NIC (registry for .cz) • The Board of EURid consists of one representative of each Founder and Associate Members • EURid Policy Council (as the EC already decided about everything there will be probably no such body ...)

4. Other accociate members will be invited from various stakeholder groups throughout the Internet community in the EU • Internet Users(European Coordination Council of ISOC Chapters ?) • Academic and Research Community (TERENA ?) • ISPs (EuroISPA ?) • Business Community (UNICE ?)

5. Possible stakeholder groups for the Policy Council (??) • Consumer rights organisations • Intelectual Property Interests • European Internet Exhanges • Business Community • Domain Name Holders • Internet Users • European Commission • Pan-European cybercrime policing agency • Academic Community • EURid registrars

6. Public Policy Rules Commission regulation No 874/2004 of 28 April 2004 describes public policy rules concerning the implementation and functions of the .eu Top Level Domain and the principles governing registration • Who can register which names • Who are the registrars • Phased registrations • Alternative Dispute Resolution • Reserved/Blocked lists • Bona Vacantia • Registration procedures

7. Basic principle • Registry – registrars model • First come – first served • Exception lists • Provision for phased registrations • Provision of Alternative Dispute Resolution

8. Who will be able to register a .eu domain The EC regulation 733/2002 of 22 April 2002 on the implementation of the .eu TLD determines who will be allowed to ally for a .eu domain name: • untertakings having their registered office, central administration or principal place of business within the European Community; • organisations established within the European Community without the prejudice to the application of the national law; • Natural persons resident within the European Community.

9. How to get a .eu domain • EURid will establish a network of .eu registrars that will have access to the automated system of EURid for the different types of transactions (new registrations, updates, transfers) on behalf of their customers. • A list of accredited registrars will be published on EURid Web site (www.eurid.org) • It is not yet possible to apply.

10. How much will it cost to register a .eu domain name • EURid proposed a registration fee of EUR 10 (ex. VAT) • This price will be charged to the .eu registrars and does not take into account the additional services by the registrar to his customers. Therefore it is estimated that the ultimate retail price charged by the registrars will be higher. • It is EURid intention to lower the registration fee to EUR 5 in the second year of operations.

11. Reserving country names • Member states may submit list of names by which they are commonly known. • Those names will be blocked to anyone except person designated by the national Government. • Other European countries may request that their official names and the name under which they are commonly known in their language and in any of the official languages as from May 2004 shall not be registered directly under the .eu • This must be done within 2 months of PPR coming into force

12. Blocked lists • Member states submitted lists of reserved names • Geographical and/or political concepts • Not be registered, or • Be registered only under a second level domain (e.g. paris.france.eu) • Not for non-EU countries - unfair

13. Sunrise period • Prior to the start of the registrations under .eu there will also be a “sunrise period”. • During this period holders of certain rights will have the opportunity to apply for the registration of the corresponding .eu domain name. • Those applications will of course be evaluated prior to acceptance. • The European Commission public policy rules for .eu have determined that the sunrise period will take place in two phases each lasting two months.

14. Phase 1 During phase 1 only domain names that correspond with • The full name of a public body • The acronym by which a public body is commonly known • If applicable, the territory which is governed by a public body • Registered community of national trademarks May be applied for by the public body of holder/licensee of the trademark.

15. Phase 2 During phase 2 domain names that correspond with • the other names listed in phase 1 • other rights that are protected nder the national law of the member state where they are held such as: • company names • business identifiers • distinctive titles of protected literary and artistic work • unregistered trademarks • trade names

16. Verification • Applicants will be required to provide the legal basis that grants the right in community law or the national law of the member state where the right is held and provide documentary evidence to demonstrate the right under that law. • (Not all the rights listed are recognised in each member state) • If more than one valid application is received for the same name, applicants will be assessed on a first-come-first served basis. • Full rules and procedures will be announced well in advance of the sunrise period

17. TEC will investigate the following possibilities for TERENA • Should TERENA be involved • Should TERENA become an associate member and have a representative in EURid Board • Should TERENA become a member of the Policy Council (??)