Outline of Restrictions1 Country Web Site of Registration Restrictions on Person or Entity who Restriction on Type of Restrictions on Authority2 may register Domain Name Number of Domain Names American http://www.nic.as No Must have active use3. No Samoa Armenia https://www.amnic.net No, although there is a higher fee for No No non-residents Australia http://www.melbourneit.com.au Only commercial activities registered No For "com.au" 1 per and trading in Australia can register a entity or per registered .com.au name. commercial name; all No restrictions on other second level others unlimited domains. Austria http://www.nic.at No No No Belgium http://www.dns.be No No No Bolivia http://www.nic.bo No No No Brazil http://www.nic.br Entities4 registered5 in Brazil No 10 per entity or person Foreign countries having an attorney-in- fact duly established in Brazil and planning to establish a branch in Brazil within a period of twelve months
Brazilian citizens Canada http://www.cira.ca Entities registered in Canada Trademark owners may No register only a name which Owners of trademarks registered in consists of or includes the Canada exact word component of Canadian citizens and permanent the registered trademark residents Cayman http://www.nic.ky Entities registered in the Cayman No No Islands Islands Caymanian citizens and permanent residents Chile http://www.nic.cl No, but administrative contact resident No No
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Country Web Site of Registration Restrictions on Person or Entity who Restriction on Type of Restrictions on Authority2 may register Domain Name Number of Domain Names in Chile necessary China http://www.cnnic.net.cn Entities registered in China or foreign No No companies with a branch or representative office in China – (The branch must make the application.) No individuals The http://www.nic.cx No No No Christmas Isles Colombia http://www.nic.co No No No Croatia http://www.nic.hr Entities registered in Croatia Trademark names can only 1 per entity/person Permanent residents of Croatia be registered by the owner Citizens of Croatia of the trademark
Cyprus http://www.nic.cy No, but an administrative contact in No 10 per entity, 1 per Cyprus necessary individual Denmark http://www.dk -hostmaster.dk No No No Estonia http://www.eenet.ee No 1 per entity, Organizations and individuals with a exemptions possible permanent internet connection in Estonia. upon request Finland http://www.thk.fi Entities registered in Finland Only a name that has been 1 per registered entity No individuals entered in the Finnish or trademark Trade Register, the Finnish Register of Associations, the Finnish Register of Foundations or the Finnish register of trademarks can be registered as a domain name France http://www.nic.fr Entities and trademark owners Only entities which can Unlimited so long as registered in France justify a connection with the connection is justified. French citizens and French residents name may register.
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Country Web Site of Registration Restrictions on Person or Entity who Restriction on Type of Restrictions on Authority2 may register Domain Name Number of Domain Names Georgia http://www.nic.net.ge Citizens or residents of Georgia No 1 for foreign entities, all others unlimited Foreign and legal persons with administrative contact in Georgia Germany http://www.denic.de No, but administrative contact in No No Germany necessary Gibraltar http://www.gibnet.gi Entities registered in Gibraltar No 1 per entity No individuals
Greece http://www.hostmaster.gr Any Greek or foreign company/agent No 10 per entity, 1 per with sufficient economic activity in individual Greece Owners of trademarks registered in Greece or trade names that are characterized as internationally acclaimed
Greek citizens Hong Kong http://www.hkdnr.net.hk/hkdnr Entities registered in Hong Kong No No No individuals Hungary http://www.nic.hu .hu domain – must be Hungarian citizen No No or resident or owner of Hungarian trademark Second level domain – no restrictions but administrative contact in Hungary necessary India http://domain.ncst.ernet.in No No No Ireland http://www.domainregistry.ie Entities registered in Ireland No No Foreign entity, which has established a "branch" in Ireland which it has registered pursuant to the European Communities (Branch Disclosures) Regulations, 1993, or a
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Country Web Site of Registration Restrictions on Person or Entity who Restriction on Type of Restrictions on Authority2 may register Domain Name Number of Domain Names substantial trade or commercial activity within Ireland.
Holders of Irish or E.U. trademarks
Irish citizens
Israel http://www.isoc.org.il No No 10 per organization Italy http://www.nic.it Entities registered in the European No 1 per entity without Union VAT number or fiscal EU Member States' citizens code, all other unlimited Japan http://www.nic.ad.jp Entities registered in Japan No 1 per entity for .co.jp, Japanese citizens or residents .ac.jp, .go.jp, .or.jp, .ad.jp and .ne.jp No limitation for .jp
Jordan http://www.nic.gov.jo No, but administrative contact in Jordan No No necessary Kenya http://www.nbnet.co.ke/domain.htm No No No Republic of http://www.nic.or.kr Entities established in Korea No 1 per individual. Korea Entities having an office in Korea No restriction for entities. Individuals domiciled in Korea
Latvia http://www.nic.lv No Full and short versions of No names of trademarks, organizations, or companies may be registered only by their owners Liechtenstein http://www.nic.li No Active and inactive No domains may be registered. Lithuania http://www.domreg.It No No No
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Country Web Site of Registration Restrictions on Person or Entity who Restriction on Type of Restrictions on Authority2 may register Domain Name Number of Domain Names Luxembourg http://www.dns.lu No, but administrative contact in Active and inactive No Luxembourg necessary domains may be registered. Malaysia http://www.mynic.net.my Organizations registered in Malaysia No No
Organizations with a certified representative, regional or foreign office in Malaysia
Organization with an official request letter from a foreign embassy in Malaysia Malta http://www.nic.org.mt .com.mt – Only registered entities or No No entities who have a right to trade under the domain name .org.mt – Non-profit organizations only Monaco http://www.nic.mc Entities registered in Monaco Requested domain name No must conform to the entity's Owners of trademarks registered in name or to the trademark Monaco or with WIPO
The http://www.domain-registry.nl Entities registered in the Netherlands No 1 per individual; all Netherlands Citizens of the Netherlands others unlimited New Zealand http://www.domainz.net.nz No No No Norway http://www.norid.no Entities registered in Norway No No - 15 per entity .priv.no - Individuals second level domain – 5 per entity Philippines http://www.domains.ph No No No Poland http://www.dns.pl No No No Portugal http://www.fccn.pt/dns Entities registered in Portugal Domain name must No correspond to the Owners of (or those who have applied registered name of the for) brandnames registered in entity or the registered Portugal/EU or internationally (covering
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Country Web Site of Registration Restrictions on Person or Entity who Restriction on Type of Restrictions on Authority2 may register Domain Name Number of Domain Names Portugal/EU or internationally (covering brandname Portugal)
Individuals
.com.pt – No restriction
Romania http://www.nic.ro No No No Russia http://www.nic.ru No No No Saudi Arabia http://www.saudinic.net.sa Must be related to names No Applicant must be physically in Saudi Arabia or have a local representative in or activities of the registrant or names of things the Saudi Arabia or own a trademark or registrant owns. tradename registered in Saudi Arabia Singapore http://www.nic.net.sg Entities registered in Singapore No No, but after the first registration higher fees Entities not registered in Singapore which have a representative in for each subsequent domain name Singapore. This local representative registration must itself be registered with the Registry of Companies and Businesses (or its equivalents) and be authorized by the foreign company to apply for the registration of the domain name.
Singapore citizens and permanent residents Spain http://www.nic.es Entities registered in Spain The complete name of the No organization, Persons resident in Spain understanding the latter as the full name as it appears First branch of a foreign organization in the public incorporation registered in the Spanish Mercantile deed. Register The full acronym for the organization.
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Country Web Site of Registration Restrictions on Person or Entity who Restriction on Type of Restrictions on Authority2 may register Domain Name Number of Domain Names One or more of the brands or commercial names of the applicant as registered in the Spanish Office of Patents and Brands South Africa http://www.co.za No Active domains only No Sweden http://www.iis.se Entities registered in Sweden Domain name must reflect 1 per entity/branch/ the entity's name or branch trademark Owners of trademarks registered in name Sweden Only the full trademark can Swedish citizens be registered as domain name Switzerland http://www.nic.ch Active and inactive No No domains may be registered Taiwan http://www.twnic.net .com.tw – Companies incorporated in Applications from overseas No Taiwan companies must be made through an ROC law firm. .org.tw – Corporations or foundations incorporated by law
.idv.tw – ROC nationals Tonga http://www.tonic.to No No No United http://www.nic.uk No No No Kingdom United http://www.internic.net (for No No States6 information)
http://www.netsol.com (for .ws, .cc, .bz, .tv) No
http://www.educause.edu/edudomain Degree granting institutes of higher (for .edu) education accredited by one of 6 US regional accrediting agencies
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Country Web Site of Registration Restrictions on Person or Entity who Restriction on Type of Restrictions on Authority2 may register Domain Name Number of Domain Names
US government only http://www.nic.gov (for .gov) Organizations established by International treaties only http://www.iana.org (for .int) US military only
US entity US citizen or permanent resident http://www.nic.mil Foreign entity with bone fide presence (for .mil) in US
http://www.nic.us (for .us)
Museums
Co-operatives
http://www.nic.museum (for .museum) No restriction
http://www.nic.coop (for .coop) Businesses http://www.afilias.info (for .info) No restrictions http://www.neulevel.biz (for .biz)
http://www.verisign-grs.com Individuals (for .com, .net, .org)
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Country Web Site of Registration Restrictions on Person or Entity who Restriction on Type of Restrictions on Authority2 may register Domain Name Number of Domain Names http://www.gnr.name (for .name) Venezuela http://www.nic.ve No No No
1 Information for this chart was provided for Brazil by Tozzini, Freire, Teixeira e Silva, for Belgium by Nauta Dutilh, for Japan by the Asahi Law Offices, for New Zealand by Simpson Grierson, for Norway by Vogt & Co., for the Phillipines by SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan, for Portugal by Goncalves Pereira, Castelo Branco e Associados, for Spain by Nauta Dutilh and for Venezuela by Hoet Pelaez Castillo & Duque. We would like to thank those firms for their assistance in compiling this chart. 2 For further web sites of registration authorities, see www.norid.no/domreg.html or Computers > Internet > Domain Names > Official Registrars > Country Domains in the Google Web Directory. For links to important international organizations and institutions, e.g. ICANN, see http://www.domreg.lt/links.html. 3 Some registries require that the registrant actively use the domain name to prevent “cybersquatting” and “warehousing”. 4 The term entity includes corporations, companies, trusts, partnerships, associations, enterprises and branch offices. 5 References to "registered" mean incorporated or otherwise qualified to do business. 6 Although the country code for the United States is .us, the vast majority of U.S. organizations register a name under one of generic Top Level Domains (gTLD).
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