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Filing a domain name is not done directly with the city of Paris, but with one of theregistrars accredited for the .paris. Most of them have an online form that provides the information you need to register your domain name. This service is fee-paying and the Registrar is freely to set the rate. For each application, the city of Paris invoices a fee to the Registrar.

The accredited registrars for .paris is available here:

.PARIS is for all parties with economic ties to the City of Paris and all of the City’s admirers. Geographicaly, .PARIS included the greater Paris area (Grand Paris, Ile-de-France administrative region, …).
Any third party with an address in the area, or wishing to display an attachment to the area can register a .PARIS domain.
This attachment in good faith do not required specific documentation. However, it will be monitored regularly to avoid unauthorized uses by the registry policies of .PARIS domains.
.Paris registration policy

This Registration Policy sets forth the terms and conditions which govern the registration of .paris domain names.
Specifically, it provides the rules for eligibility, registration and use of .paris domain names.
For more information about this policy, please click here: Registry_Policies_Paris

New version in force on 20 April 2015 (published March 6, 2015): Registration Policies Paris March 6, 2015

It is possible to register domain names in .paris, as with any other TLD, through accredited registrars.

List of the accredited registrars for .paris: (insérer le lien)

The City of Paris, with its partners (AFNIC and CORE) will be the registry for .PARIS, that is : it will keep the .PARIS DNS zone current with registrations, define the registration policy and set the pricing terms on which registrars will build their offering.

In compliance with rules applicable to new gTLDs, as defined by ICANN, the City of Paris will not sell .PARIS domain names directly. This will be done through accredited registars, which are intermediaries specialized in the distribution of domain names.

The City of Paris sells .paris domain name to Registrars at 29 euros HT in the general opening.

Domain names are then sold by registrars holders. The price depends to the related services.
It is for this reason that the rates can vary from registrar to another.

Prospective registrants of .PARIS domain names will need to choose the registrar that is the most suitable to their needs.

At the general opening, on December 2nd 2014, the rule of “first come, first served” will apply.
People who wants a .paris domain names have to register domain names in .paris, as with any other TLD, through accredited registrars.
Registrars list:

To verify that the domain name you have chosen has not already been filed, use the Whois service http://whois.nic.paris/

“Paris” is not just one of the universally recognized brands and an immediate benefit to anyone associating with the image of the City of Paris.

The new digital territory of Paris (.PARIS) actally offers numerous new possibilities. Among these, the two most notable are overall economic development and more specificaly the development of innovative services based on proximity.

In terms of economic development, by providing new opportunities for local interests to enhance their visibility online, .PARIS will inherently promote the sucess of local businesses.

More specificaly, .PARIS is a an opportunity for innovative uses of domain names with higher value added than is witnessed on generic domaine names, where cybersquatting and other detrimental uses are frequent.

The .Paris is the new extension of domain name managed by the City of Paris

On the Internet, the adressing of a server ends with a suffix called a top-level domain (or TLD). The most well known TLDs are .com, .org or .net. These “generic” TLDs are delegated by ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers), one the governance bodies of the Internet. On May 11, 2013, ICANN has authorized (among others) the application of the City of Paris to operate the new .PARIS TLD.

The world organization of the management system of domain names makes a distinction between the technical and administrative management of registries, which has been managed by the city of Paris with partners (Afnic and Core) for the .paris, and the marketing function, attributed to private companies, i.e. the registrars. The latter (i.e. the Registrars) are the exclusive intermediaries between the Registries and the public. As a Registry, the city of Paris is not entitled to receive direct requests from individuals or organizations.

Many objectives for this Phase:
– Develop general awareness of the existence and the launch of .paris.
– Designate from the broadest spectrum of business sectors iconic pioneers and copies of their field could cause other players to position themselves vis-à-vis the .paris especially in the next phase of sunrise.
– Build dynamic and innovative image of this new digital territory

Closely associated with the launch of .paris, the pionneers were partners for the City and were actively involved in making a virtual territory .paris built to serve the general interest, representative of the Parisian community and innovation vector.
The pioneers benefited not only domain with priority on June 4, 2014, and were associated with the communication plan, events, campaigns on municipal urban advertising and other launch operations .

.paris was made of their contribution and they were co-builders.

“Paris” is not just one of the universally recognized brands and an immediate benefit to anyone associating with the image of the City of Paris.

The new digital territory of Paris (.PARIS) actally offers numerous new possibilities. Among these, the two most notable are overall economic development and more specificaly the development of innovative services based on proximity.

In terms of economic development, by providing new opportunities for local interests to enhance their visibility online, .PARIS will inherently promote the sucess of local businesses.

More specificaly, .PARIS is a an opportunity for innovative uses of domain names with higher value added than is witnessed on generic domaine names, where cybersquatting and other detrimental uses are frequent.

All companies can register a domain .paris domain name.

All the holders must respect the registrie policies which manage the eligibility criteria and use of the .paris domain names.

The .paris registry policies is available here: http://bienvenue.paris/en/politique-de-registre-du-paris/

No, because the city of Parus has a duty of neutrality with respect to accredited registrars. To help you in your search, a list of registrars is available here:

Phase Pioneers
Selected through a call for proposals open to all from September 2013 to January 2014, 100 pioneers Ambassadors benefit of exclusive activation of 6 months from June 4, 2014. The projects .paris these 100 privileged allow illustrate the existence and the possibilities offered by the Parisian .paris any player regardless of size or industry.

Sunrise Phase – landrush
From September 9 to November 11, a priority registration phase has opened for brands and companies to book their .paris on the basis of their intellectual property rights.

General opening
December 2, 2014 14:00 .paris will be in its final stage and will open at all. Everybody can then register his .paris.

.Paris registration policy
This Registration Policy sets forth the terms and conditions which govern the registration of .paris domain names.
Specifically, it provides the rules for eligibility, registration and use of .paris domain names.
For more information about this policy, please click here: Registry_Policies_Paris

New version in force on 20 April 2015 (published March 6, 2015): Registration Policies Paris March 6, 2015

To verify that the domain name you have chosen has not already been filed, use the Whois service http://whois.nic.paris/

Registry policies of the .paris require that a certain number of simple rules be respected when choosing a domain name. Before filing it with your registrar, make sure that the name you have chosen:

This includes your domain name:
– Is not a geographical name (Art 2.1.2 of the registration policy)
– Is not a name of public authority and public service. The registration of these domain names is reserved for those public authorities.
– Has not already been registered (check the availability of your domain name http://whois.nic.paris/)
– Conforms to the syntax rules specified in the registraty policies
– Do not part of the list of reserved words.

The registry Policies are available here: http://bienvenue.paris/en/politique-de-registre-du-paris/

Registration is the administrative procedure of filing of a domain name with the Registry manager, via a Registrar. It includes the publication of information regarding the domain name in the Whois directory. Activation is a technical procedure which consists in informing the Internet name servers (DNS) so they can translate the domain name into the IP address of an Internet resource (web server, electronic post office, file server, etc.).

Subject to validity, registering a domain name under the .paris TLDs is done 24/7 through an automated service provided for the registrars. It takes only a few minutes to register, protect and publish a domain name in the Whois directory. If immediate activation has been requested, on average it is done within the hour following the validation of domain name registration. This process involves a technical check.

In compliance with rules applicable to new gTLDs, as defined by ICANN, the two main requirements for becoming a .PARIS registrar are :
1) Be an ICANN accredited registar (see http://www.icann.org/en/resources/registrars/accreditation) and integrate your registration systems with that of .PARIS, as operated by ou technical partner (AFNIC/CORE)
2) sign the .PARIS Registry-Registrar Agreemment

To become a registrar, the accreditation pack: http://bienvenue.paris/#section-registrars

Domain name
Proper or generic name or a combination of words used to uniquely identify, but easily remember a resource such as a website or server. Each domain name corresponds to the IP address of the server hosting the resource. This correspondence is ensured by Domain Name Servers (DNS). Used by all the services (web, email, etc.), a domain name consists of a sequence of characters (A through Z, 0 through 9 and the hyphen) and a suffix, the TLD.
Example: bienvenue.paris

The list of the 100 pioneer names is available on the website mondomaine.paris.fr or at http://mondomaine.paris

Whois

Contraction of “who is?” »

Service used to search registry databases for information on a domain name or an IP address These public reference databases publish the names of the physical contacts associated with a domain name or IP address (administrative contact, technical contact, and billing contact where applicable). This administrative “Whois” base is not absolutely necessary for the Internet to function, but is virtually available for all of the extensions. Its management method and the data formats proposed differ considerably depending on the case. It can be used to find and contact the person(s) responsible for a domain name or IP address, including for litigation purposes if necessary.

Example: http://whois.nic.paris/

Reserved term(s)
Reserved term(s) whose registration and/or allocation are subject to special conditions related to the identity and to the rights of the applicant.

Registry
Body (association, company, etc.) in charge of managing the database of domain names for a TLD, or of the IP addresses for a specified region
Examples: AFNIC is the registry for the .fr and .re TLDs; RIPE NCC is the registry for IP addresses in Europe.

Registrant
Entity (association, company, individual, etc.) issuing an application to register a domain name.
To obtain a domain name, a registrant usually applies to a registrar (or ISP) which in turn applies to a registry (database manager), like the city of Paris.

Registrar
A registrar is an organisation (ISP, website host, internet service provider, etc.) which registers and hosts domain names as a fee-paying service for the resource managers (referred to as registries) by which the registrar has been accredited.
A registrar is not to be mistaken with a registry