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| .FR is the official country code Top-Level-Domain (ccTLD) of France. .FR domains can be registered by Individuals residing in the territory of the European Union as well as Entities having their registered or main office on the territory of a Member of the European Union. |
| TLD |
.fr |
| Registry | |
| Dispute Policy | |
| Registrar |
1api GmbH |
| WHOIS-Server |
whois.afnic.fr |
| WHOIS-Update |
- |
| Min. Characters |
2 |
| Max. Characters |
63 |
| Character Set |
|
| Limitations |
The administrative contact must be located in the following countries:
|
| IDN capable |
YES |
| Restore capable |
Real-Time |
| Handle Updates |
Supported |
| Registration System |
Real-Time |
| Allowed number of NS |
0 to 8 |
| Registry Nameservercheck |
Yes |
| Host IP-Addresses Type |
IPv4 / IPv6 |
| Hosts managed as |
Object |
| Root Nameserver Update |
hourly |
| SEC DNS Interface |
DS data interface |
| Transferclass |
Pull |
| Transfer Periods |
1Y |
| Transfer Authcode required |
Yes |
| Transfer Real-Time |
No |
| Transfer ACK by |
Customer |
| Transfer NACK by |
Registry |
| Transfer Lock |
No |
| Owner Change by |
ICANN-TRADE |
| Trade Real-Time |
No |
| Transfer included |
Yes |
| Trade ACK by |
Both |
| Trade NACK by |
Customer |
| Registration Periods |
1-10 years |
| Add Grace Period |
0 days |
| Accounting Period |
-1 week |
| Finalization Period |
-1 day |
| Failure Period |
-1 day |
| Payment Period |
-61 days |
| Deletion Restorable Period |
30 days |
| Deletion Hold Period |
0 days |
| Explicit Renewals |
Yes |
| Renewal Periods |
1-9 years |
Domain Registration
Domains can be registered in Real-Time with the API AddDomain command.
Available zones:
- FR
- COM.FR (Only existing domains. New 3rd level registrations are not possible any more since December 6, 2011)
command = AddDomain domain = (DOMAIN)
REQUIRED
ownercontact0 = (CONTACT) admincontact0 = (CONTACT) techcontact0 = (CONTACT) billingcontact0 = (CONTACT) nameserver0 = (NAMESERVER) nameserver1 = (NAMESERVER)
OPTIONAL
auth = <TEXT> | <NULL> transferlock = 0 | 1 | <NULL> subuser = <TEXT> | <NULL> X-FR-ACCEPT-TRUSTEE-TAC = 1 X-FR-REGISTRANT-BIRTH-DATE = <YYYY-MM-DD> X-FR-REGISTRANT-BIRTH-PLACE = <TEXT> X-FR-REGISTRANT-LEGAL-ID = <TEXT> X-FR-REGISTRANT-TRADEMARK-NUMBER = <TEXT> X-FR-REGISTRANT-DUNS-NUMBER = <TEXT> X-FR-REGISTRANT-LOCAL-ID = <TEXT> X-FR-REGISTRANT-JO-DATE-DECLARATION = <YYYY-MM-DD> X-FR-REGISTRANT-JO-NUMBER = <NULL> X-FR-REGISTRANT-JO-PAGE = <NULL> X-FR-REGISTRANT-JO-DATE-PUBLICATION = <YYYY-MM-DD>
Domain Transfer
The transfer has to be initiated by the gaining registrar and can be requested with the API TransferDomain command.
A valid Authorization Code must be provided to initiate a transfer successfully. You may obtain the authorization code from the losing registrar.
As soon as a domain transfer has been initiated it can either be approved ("ACK") by Customer or denied ("NACK") by Registry.
Please note that HEXONET is acting in compliance with ICANN Transfer Guidelines. The respective policies can be viewed under http://www.icann.org/transfers/ :
As soon as you have submitted a transfer request, the HEXONET system start the transfer through the official registry and the losing registrar will receive the transfer request. The losing registrar will then send an email to the domain registrant/administrative contact, allowing them to deny the pending transfer. If there is no response received within 5 days, the transfer will automatically be processed.
command = TransferDomain domain = (DOMAIN)
REQUIRED
action = REQUEST | APPROVE | DENY | CANCEL | USERTRANSFER auth = <TEXT>
OPTIONAL
order = CREATE | REPLACE | UPDATE subuser = <TEXT> | <NULL> period = <PERIOD> transferlock = 0 | 1 | <NULL>
Upon successfully transferring the domain, the expiration date will be extended by 1 year.
Delete Domain
Domains can be deleted with the API DeleteDomain command.
There is a Deletion Restorable Period of 30 days.
command = DeleteDomain domain = (DOMAIN)
REQUIRED
n/a
Restore Domain
Restores can be processed in realtime. A restore is possible within 30 days upon deletion. Please use the command RestoreDomain.
command = RestoreDomain domain = (DOMAIN)
REQUIRED
n/a
OPTIONAL
renewalmode = <NULL> | <TEXT> subuser = <TEXT>
Ownerchange
All contact information with the exception of registrant Name, Firstname and Organisation can be updated through the ModifyDomain command.
In order to change the owner you have to request a trade with the TradeDomain command. This can be done through our web interface or through our API:
command = TradeDomain domain = <DOMAIN> ownercontact0 = <CONTACT>
A Change of Registrar with the simultaneous change in the Registrant is possible. The trade request also includes a transfer request if the domain is currently managed by another registrar.
Registration
Both the owner and the admin contact have to be located in one of the countries or territories listed below:
- Austria (AT),
- Belgium (BE),
- Bulgaria (BG),
- Cyprus, southern Greek area (under the control of the Republic of Cyprus) (CY),
- Czech Republic (CZ),
- Germany (DE),
- Denmark (DK),
- Estonia (EE),
- Spain, Canary Islands, Ceuta, Melilla (ES),
- Finland (FI),
- Aland Islands (AX),
- France (FR),
- Guadeloupe (GP),
- French Guiana (GF),
- Martinique (MQ),
- Reunion Island (RE),
- French Southern and Antarctic Territories (TF),
- Mayotte (YT),
- French Polynesia (PF),
- New Caledonia and Dependencies (NC),
- Saint Pierre and Miquelon (PM),
- Wallis and Futuna (WF),
- United Kingdom (GB),
- Gibraltar (GI),
- Greece (GR),
- Hungary (HU),
- Iceland (IS),
- Ireland (IE),
- Italy (IT),
- Liechtenstein (LI),
- Lithuania (LT),
- Luxembourg (LU),
- Latvia (LV),
- Malta (MT),
- Netherlands (NL),
- Norway (NO),
- Poland (PL),
- Portugal, The Azores, Madeira (PT),
- Romania (RO),
- Sweden (SE),
- Slovenia (SI),
- Slovakia (SK), and
- Switzerland (CH)
Depending on the type of registrant, different extensions must be provided. If a certain requirement can't be fulfilled, please use HEXONET´s Trustee service to register .FR domains.
1. Individual:
If you are an individual, you have to state the following parameters:
French registrants have to provide the place of birth in the form <ZIP code>,<City>
(e.g. "78181, Saint Quentin en Yvelines Cedex").
Non-French registrants simply have to provide the <TWO-LETTER COUNTRY CODE> of their country of birth (e.g. "DE").
2. Company:
Companies having their head office in the territory of the European Union: The VAT must be provided through an extension:
3. Companies with a European trademark:
For companies with a European trademark can additionally add their trademark number using this extension:
4. Companies with a DUNS number:
The DUNS number is a nine-digit number, issued by Dun & Bradstreet. DUNS is the abbreviation of Data Universal Numbering System. Companies with a valid DUNS number are still obliged having their head office in the territory of the European Union. The DUNS number can be provided using this extension:
5. Companies with a local identifier specific to a country of the European Economic Area can provide their local identifier using this extension:
6. French associations listed with the Journal Officiel de la République Française - The official gazette of the French Republic:
The Journal Officiel Associations publishes notices of creations, breakup or substantial changes with nonprofit associations in France. Using the website <a id="body_link" target="_new" href="http://www.societe.com/" class="external free" title="http://www.societe.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.societe.com/</a> and the database they provide, query for the respective data below to register a .FR domain name.
The following overview shows you all available Domain Addons which can be used for this special kind of TLD. It also shows the respective API parameters which are required to activate the Domain Addons:
| Addon Class | Parameter to (de)activate *1) | Renewal term *2) | Affected Parameters *3) |
| Trustee | X-FR-ACCEPT-TRUSTEE-TAC = 0 | 1 | 1 month | OWNERCONTACT,ADMINCONTACT |
| Trustee | X-FR-ACCEPT-TRUSTEE-TAC = 0 | 1 | 1 month | OWNERCONTACT,ADMINCONTACT |
| Trustee | X-FR-ACCEPT-TRUSTEE-TAC = 0 | 1 | 1 month | OWNERCONTACT,ADMINCONTACT |
X-FR-ACCEPT-TRUSTEE-TAC=0
ICANN Whois Data Reminder Policy (WDRP)
At least annually, a registrar must present to the registrant the current Whois information, and remind the registrant that provision of false Whois information can be grounds for cancellation of his domain name registration. Registrants must review their Whois data, and make any corrections.ICANN Registrar Data Escrow Program (RDE)
Under the data escrow provision of the Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA), all ICANN-accredited registrars must regularly deposit a backup copy of their gTLD registration data with ICANN through ICANN's arrangement with Iron Mountain or they may elect to use a Third Party Provider of RDE services that has been approved by ICANN.Restore Process
To restore a domain as a RegistrarOC customer, you simply have to execute the RestoreDomain command. HEXONET directly forwards the restore request to the registry, which performs the restore in real-time. As soon as the restore is complete, the domain will get assigned to your account with the original domain data.
