.GR Domain Requirements & Criteria Greece FAQ - Does a domain name contract or agreement have to be signed?
- By submitting the application, paying the registration fee and submitting the requested documents you agree on the terms & conditions as set out in the 351/76 of 15-4-2005 decision of the N.T.P.C.
The domain name registration will be completed based on the information submitted via the online application of the registry. Any errors on the application or failure to pay the registration fee to the registrar may result in the rejection of the domain name.
- Are there any restricted domain names?
- There are and you should make sure to find out what they are prior to submitting an application.
- How many registered domains can one have?
- There is no limit on the number of domain names applicants can register under the .gr domain name space. This applies to all companies, freelance professionals and individuals regardless of nationality.
- What are the basic registration requirements to register a .gr domain?
- All applicants requesting a [.gr] domain name state that they are knowingly not infringing any third party rights by requesting the domain name. This statement does not protect your rights but could lead to the cancellation of the domain name by the N.T.P.C, the Greek court system or an arbitration system, if the applicant does not have rights towards the domain they requested. Domain names are granted on a First Come - First Serve basis.
Each '.gr' Domain Name shall be assigned in the form submitted, as well as in its lower case unpunctuated form when it comes to Domain Names in which the Variable Field comprises alphanumeric characters of the Greek alphabet, and shall be protected in the form submitted, as well as in its reserved forms.
*The Assignment of '.gr' Domain Names is governed by the principle of time priority. The right to a '.gr' Domain Name shall be acquired by assignment thereof pursuant to this present Decision, but shall date back to the time when the Assignment Application was filed with the EETT registry.
*'.gr' Domain Names are assigned to domestic or foreign natural and legal persons irrespective of their establishment in Greece or elsewhere.
*The number of '.gr' Domain Names that can be assigned to one single person is unlimited.
*The Holder of a right to a '.gr' Domain Name shall not acquire, as a result of the Assignment of the said '.gr' Domain Name, pursuant to this present Decision, also a trademark right to an undertaking, to products or services offered by the Holder, which rights shall be acquired exclusively pursuant to applicable provisions governing acquisition thereof.
*Any rights to the trademarks of undertakings (of natural or legal persons), products or services or any copyrights shall by no means be restricted by the provisions set forth in this present Regulation.
- What are some examples of "invalid applications" for domain registration?
- 1. In the following limited cases, an Application shall be considered invalid and shall produce no legal result whatsoever:
a. In the case where an application is not completely filled out.
b. In the case where the Variable or/and the Non-variable fields of the Domain Name contradicts the provisions set forth in paragraphs 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 of article 3 of this present Decision.
c. In the case where at the time when an Application is filed, a '.gr' Domain Name identical with the one requested in the Application has already been assigned to another person.
d. In the case where at the time when an Application is filed, a '.gr' Domain Name identical with the one requested in the Application has already been reserved for another person pursuant to the meaning given in this present Regulation.
e. In the case where the Variable Field of the 2nd level Domain Name requested in the assignment application is a Common Use Domain Name, pursuant to Annex C of this present Decision.
f. In the case where the Variable Field of the specific '.gr' Domain Name in question is identical with the Variable Field of an already assigned'.gr' Domain Name in which the second level is made up of the "gov" alphanumeric characters.
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