In Russia, from September 1, new rules for registering domains .ru and .рф have been introduced
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On September 1, new rules for registering domain names in the .ru and .рф zones came into force in Russia: registration of names containing the names of international organizations, authorities, public associations and state companies without supporting documents is prohibited; Unified identification and identification data and additional details for legal entities are required; domains must contain 2–63 characters, begin and end with a letter or number, and do not have a hyphen in the 3rd and 4th characters; Names that are contrary to public interest, morality or used for illegal activities are prohibited, including sites with restricted access under the information law.
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On September 1, new rules for registering domain names in the national zones .ru and .рф came into force in Russia, aimed at preventing the illegal use of the names of state and international structures in domain addresses.
From September 1, new rules for registering domain names in the national zones .ru and .рф come into force in Russia.
It will be possible to register names containing the names of international organizations, authorities, public associations and state-owned companies only upon provision of supporting documents.
When registering a domain name, individuals and legal entities will need to provide an account identifier in the unified identification and authentication system, and for legal entities they will additionally need the main registration number, tax registration reason code and legal form code.
MOSCOW, September 5 - RIA Novosti. The rules for registering domain names in the national zones ".ru" and ".рф", which came into force in Russia on September 1, will not allow the registration of names with the names of international organizations, authorities, public associations and state-owned companies to persons who have not provided supporting documents.
The corresponding resolution of the Government of the Russian Federation is posted on the portal for the official publication of legal acts.
“Domain names containing... the names of international... organizations and associations, government bodies... public associations, state companies... cannot be registered if the person... has not provided documents confirming the right to use such a name,” the document says.
According to the decree, domain names must contain at least two and no more than 63 characters, begin and end with a Latin letter or number, and not contain a hyphen in the third and fourth characters at the same time.
Domain names cannot be registered that contain words that are contrary to public interests, humanity and morality, as well as those that are known to be used in illegal activities, the document says.
In addition, the decree prohibits the registration of domain names, the designation of which is used to address sites to which access is limited by the federal law “on information, information technology and information protection.”
Open Questions
- How will control be exercised over the provision of supporting documents when registering domains?
- What fines or sanctions are provided for violating the new rules?
- How will the new rules affect existing domain names already registered using prohibited names?
