Here you will find all the information regarding .fr domains.
The .fr domain is the geographic top-level domain (ccTLD) of France.
Why register a .fr domain
.fr domains can be registered by any person residing within the territory of the European Union, or by entities whose headquarters are located in a Member State of the European Union.
Register a .fr domain
To register a .fr domain you can go to our website. You also have a tutorial that explains the steps to register a domain.
Restrictions for registering .fr domains:
- .fr domains can have a maximum of 63 characters and a minimum of 2.
- The accepted characters for domain registration are: a-z, 0-9 and hyphen (-). The hyphen (-) cannot be the first or last character of the domain name.
- They can only be registered for 1 year.
- If the registrant is an individual, they must indicate their date and place of birth. If they are of French nationality, they must also provide their postal code and city.
- If the registrant is an entity, they must provide their VAT number, but if the company is French, they must provide the SIREN number instead of the VAT number.
- The domain must have an active DNS service at the time of registration.
- The domain owner cannot be modified automatically.
Restrictions for renewing .fr domains:
- A .fr domain can be renewed for a maximum period of 1 year.
- They cannot be renewed earlier than 60 days before their expiration date.
Restrictions for transferring .fr domains: Restrictions for transferring .fr domains
- .fr domains cannot be transferred if they are expired.
- To start the transfer of .fr domains, the AUTH CODE is required.
- .fr domains cannot be transferred if they are in clientTransferProhibited status.
- The transfer implies a reset of the domain's expiration date starting from the date on which the registrar change becomes effective. Therefore, it is recommended to perform the transfer when little time remains before the domain expires.
Since domains have an expiration date, they go through different phases or periods. This lifecycle is established by ICANN, the entity in charge of the regulations applicable to domains. In the following graphic we show you the lifecycle of a .BE domain and its states.
- Available domain: the domain has not yet been registered, therefore it is available. When a registration request is submitted, it will be assigned to the first request received.
- Registered domain: when a request is submitted for an available domain, it is assigned to the person who requested it. When a registration request is sent, it is requested for a period of years, which can be 1 year.
- Active domain: the domain will remain active during the year of registration. During this period, you can extend the number of years to avoid the domain expiring, starting from 2 months before the expiration date.
- Redemption period: this period lasts 30 days, during which the domain has been deleted but can be restored and renewed at a higher price than the usual renewal fee.
- Pending delete period: the domain cannot be restored and will be released.
Registration of domains with special characters (IDN)
For the moment, cdmon does not support .be domains with special (IDN) characters.
Transfer of domains with special characters (IDN)
For the moment, cdmon does not support the transfer of .be domains with special (IDN) characters.
For more information, you can contact us.