.re Domain Registration Information

.re Domain Name Background

The domain name .re, introduced in the year 1997, is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) designating Reunion Island.

Managing and controlling the administrative and technical rules under .re extension is legally vested in the hands of AFNIC (Association Franaise pour le Nommage Internet en Coopration). Besides the registration of .re domain names, domain name registration of .fr and .tf is governed by the AFNIC. AFNIC does not, however, directly sell domain names to the customers. Internet service providers who are members of AFNIC act as registrars and sell domain names.
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Second Level .re Domains Include:

• .asso.re — for associations
• .com.re — for commercial sites
• .nom.re — for surnames (unrestricted registration)

.re Domain Rules & Regulations

Companies and organizations having a head office in the country or having a physical address in the country, mentioned in the public electronic databases of the registrars of the commercial courts or National Intellectual Property Institute, or National Statistical and Economic Studies Institute (INSEE), are entitled to apply for .re domain names. The .re registration is also reserved for the state departments, institutions, local authorities or associated establishments in the Reunion Island and for those residing in the country and owning a trademark registered with the National Intellectual Property Institute.

You can find information for other ccTLDs here.