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Before next March 23, Argentina Domain Authority will have concluded the delivery of notifications about the requests entered during the priority period.

On March 23, registration of domains containing multilingual characters will be open. Also, the Authority will publish the list of domains with multilingual characters requested within the priority period that have more than one request. This list will announce the domain name and the entity that obtained it.

The Registry will not accept applications to register domain names equal to other existing ones or which may be confused with government institutions or bodies or with International Organizations, except when applied for by such parties themselves. The registration of domain names which are contrary to moral values and good customs will not be allowed.

Registration Rules

1. The registration of a specific domain name will be granted to the registering, i.e. natural or artificial person (“THE REGISTRANT”) who first applies for it.
2. In order to apply for registration of a domain name, the registrant must furnish the information requested for in the electronic form. The information supplied will be in the nature of a SWORN STATEMENT. Therefore, when filling in the electronic form, the registrant and/or applicant represents and warrants that, to the best of his/her knowledge and belief, all the information furnished in the registration application is true and accurate. The Registry is empowered to refuse a domain registration application if it is found to contain false or wrong data.
3. .COM.AR, .NET.AR and .ORG.AR registrants must furnish the National Identity Document Number or the Tax Payer Number (CUIT or CUIL), in the case of natural persons. Artificial persons must provide the CUIT number. In the case of natural or artificial persons that are not residents of the Argentine Republic, they must provide the IP identity document number or the tax identification number of the country of residence.
4. The registration of a domain name will be valid for a one year period as from the registration date and may be renewed. The renewal must be applied for within the last month the registration is in force. In the case the registrant does not apply for the renewal before such period expires, the domain name will be automatically eliminated.
5. When registering a new domain name, the registrant will furnish the particulars of any person to be contacted for administrative matters (Authorized Person). Such a person will then be authorized to any further transactions related to this domain name through the established means. The Registering Entity must promptly inform the Registry if the Authorized Person is changed.
6. Domain names containing words, letters or distinguishing names which are used or must be used by the federal, provincial or local governments” may only be registered by the relevant public bodies. Names under “GOV.AR” will only be registered if they identify government bodies, whether federal, provincial or municipal, and may not be used to identify bodies which are not under the jurisdiction of the Executive, Legislative or Judiciary branches. In the case of government bodies, the name to be registered must enable quick and unequivocal identification of the body which applies for the domain name in order to avoid any confusion with other government departments having similar names. The application may be finally accepted when the competent authority of the registrant body sends to the Registry an official letter, in headed paper of the registering body, signed by the officer in charge, representing the relevant domain name applied for such body.
7. The Registry will not act as mediator or arbitrator, or in any way take part in disputes which may arise between the registrants and/or applicants and/or third parties in connection with the registration or use of a domain name.
8. The registrant be solely responsible for any consequences that may arise for itself or third parties in connection with the choice of its domain name. If the registration has already been applied for by a natural or artificial person other than the registrant, such person (the APPLICANT) will be jointly and severally liable together with the registrant. the Registry will only register the domain name indicated by the registrant and/or applicant.
9. The fact that the Registry registers a domain name in favour of a registrant does not imply that assumes any responsibility for the legitimacy of that registration or the use of the domain name by the registrant. The Registry is not responsible for a registration, so it must not evaluate if the registration or use of a domain name violates any rights of third parties. The Registry does not accept any liability for disputes related to registered or non registered trademarks or for any other dispute related to intellectual property.
10. A registrant and/or applicant applying for registration of a domain name on behalf of a natural or artificial person will declare under oath that he/she is authorized to carry out the registration transaction, and will be responsible for any mistake, falsehood or omission with respect to the information furnished to the Registry. However, the Registry may refuse or revoke a domain name if it refers to a renowned and famous natural or artificial public person in the case the registrant and/or applicant are unable to demonstrate, to the Registry’s satisfaction, that he/she is duly authorized by such person to apply.
11. The registrant and/or applicant, if they were different persons, must sign an affidavit stating that the registration and use of the requested domain name do not interfere or affect any rights of third parties.
12. The registrant and/or applicant, if different persons, must sign an affidavit stating that the domain name register is not requested for an illegal purpose or violates any legislation, and that all the details submitted are true, and that no information that the Registry could have considered essential to accept the domain name application has been concealed or omitted. Also, the registrant and/or applicant, undertakes to immediately inform the Registry of any modification in the details. Violation of this rule will allow the Registry to reject the application or immediately cancel the domain name registered.
13. When a person notifies that the information provided in the domain name register application is inaccurate, the Registry will take the appropriate steps to investigate the supposed inaccuracy. In the case the information provided is proved to be inaccurate, the Registry will take the appropriate steps to correct the inaccuracy if the inaccuracy has not violated any rule, which in this case the Registry will refuse the application or revoke the domain name.
14. The Registry may revoke registration of a domain name when deemed convenient for technical or service reasons and will notify the registrant by e mail. If revocation is made by judicial order it will become effective at the time established in the order.
15. The Registry will not be is not responsible for any business interruption, or for any the damage or loss caused to the registrant and/or applicant as a result of registration being refused, revoked or lost.
16. The registrant and the applicant must fully commit themselves not to make the Registry responsible for any damage and/or loss which they could directly or indirectly suffer for the registration or the use of the domain name.
17. The registrant and/or applicant recognize/s that it is technically impossible to provide error free service and that the Registry cannot assume any commitments in that regard.

Transfers

18. Only the registrant of a domain name may transfer it to another natural or artificial person if such person fulfils the conditions and the requirements established in this regulation and in the electronic transfer form.

For this purpose, the public or private transfer document should be previously delivered. The signatures should be certified by a notary public, stating that “The person making the transfer is the actual registering entity, whether a natural or artificial person.” In this case the notary public will state that the act is carried out through his/her legal representative. For this purpose, the legal representative should give evidence to the acting notary public of its capacity to act as legal representative of the registering entity and of it being duly authorized to carry out the operation to which the certifying notary public will attest and certify. The transfer document should include the D.N.I., C.U.I.T or C.U.I.L numbers, as applicable, of the entity transferring the domain and of the new registering entity.”

19. The transfer will take place after the registering entity submits a cancellation application due to transfer through the contact established for the domain name and after the new registering entity subsequently submits a transfer registration application due to transfer.

Registration through transfer will operate as the registration of a new domain name for all purposes. The Document and/or C.U.I.T. or C.U.I.L. number/s must be provided.

The Registry will register new domain names under the subdomains com.ar, org.ar, gov.ar, mil.ar, net.ar, int.ar provided they satisfy the following requirements:

• Any natural or artificial person, whether Argentine or foreign, may register names under the .com.ar subdomain.
• Only those entities that are Argentine or foreign non profit organizations may register names under the org.ar subdomain. Natural persons may not register names under the org.ar subdomain even if the activity they perform is not for profit.
• Only those entities that belong to the Federal or Provincial Government of the Argentine Republic and which satisfy the provisions laid out in the Regulations may register names under the gov.ar subdomain.
• Only those institutions that belong to the Armed Forces of the Argentine Republic which satisfy the provisions laid out in the Regulations may register names under the mil.ar subdomain.
• Only those Argentine or foreign institutions that are Internet service providers and have a license from the National Communications Commission to offer value added services in the Argentine Republic may register names under the net.ar subdomain.
• Only those institutions that are Foreign Representations or International Organizations based in the Argentine Republic may register names under the int.ar subdomain

Must I have a web page and hosting service to register/delegate a domain?

• No. In order to register/delegate a domain you only need a domain name provider service. This is vital if the name is to be resolved by Internet and you will not need a web page; in fact, you might wish to use the domain only for the electronic mail service, or others.

Can I contract a foreign domain name provider service?

• Certainly, if you need to.

Can a foreigner register a domain under .ar?

• es, as long as they provide a legal address in Argentina.

Must I be of legal age to register a domain?

• No, not necessarily, since in the case of minors, a parent or guardian is answerable for any contingency.

Who is the owner of a domain and what transactions via Internet can they perform?

The registering entity. The transactions that may be effected via Internet and e mail address are:

• to change one Authorized Person for another
• to cancel the domain
• to renew the domain
• to modify the details associated with the entity
• to cancel the entity if it is not associated with any domain, DNS and/or person.

How many domains can be registered by the same entity?

• No limit has as yet been set.

What are the functions or Internet transactions that the Contact Person can carry out?

The Contact Person appoints the registering entity to resolve administrative questions concerning the domain.

The transactions that may be resolved via Internet and e mail address are:

• to delegate an undelegated domain
• to modify or cancel the delegation of the Domain for which it is responsible
• to modify the data associated with the person (address, tel. no., etc)
• to cancel the entry relating to the person if not associated with any domain or DNS
• to change the administrative entity for the domain
• to change the Technical Contact for the domain
• to change the DNS that resolves the domain

Which functions or Internet transactions can be performed by the Technical Contact?

• The Technical Contact is the person appointed by the administrative body as contact person to resolve technical questions concerning the domain. It may be modified by the Authorized Person for the domain.

The transactions that may be resolved via Internet and e mail are:

• to modify or cancel the delegation of the Domain for which it is the Technical Contact
• to modify the data associated with the person (address, tel. no., etc)
• to cancel the entry relating to the person if not associated with any domain or DNS

What is the maximum length of a domain?

19 characters without including the subdomain. For example: my domain.com.ar consists of 9 characters.

Can it include characters like accents, unusual letters, spaces, etc.?

• No, the only valid characters for a domain name are letters, numbers and the hyphen ” “.

Is http://www. part of the domain name?

• No, http://www.my domain.com.ar is an URL (Uniform Resource Locator) used by navigators to locate documents and resources in the net. It is not a part of the domain name, and must not be used on any form that requires entering a name.

I have registered mydomain.com. Does that give me the right to register mydomain.com.ar although there might be other applications pending registration prior to mine?

• Domain registration in Argentina is independent of any registration with other registrars. A domain is registered in the name of the person who first requested it and who satisfies all the requirements.

How can I make my registered Domain work?

• If it is merely registered, you should delegate the domain administration to Domain Name Servers (DNS) operated by an Administrative Entity, often an ISP provider.

• Moreover, your service provider should make the necessary configurations so that once delegation is confirmed by NIC Argentina, you will be able to access your web page and/or start to use your electronic mail.

Can a domain belonging to a registrant be revoked since it is already registered in my name under .com and/or the trademark and/or my artificial person coincides with the domain name and/or the domain is not in use and/or was incorrectly registered by the applicant?

• No, the domain of a registering entity cannot be revoked for any of these reasons.

Could you send me the list of all the registered domains?

• No, Argentina Registry does not provide this information.

I need to contact an authorized person of a certain domain. Could you give me his e mail?

• No, Argentina Registry does not provide this information to third parties.