Despite several warning and notification levels, according to a report from The Register still have more than 81. 000 .eu domain owners from the United Kingdom did not take care of their domains in time – with the result that they are currently frozen and temporarily no longer accessible (status “suspended”).

In the first half of the year 2020 the .eu -Domain registrations responsible registry, the Belgian company EURid, presented a repeatedly revised Brexit roadmap for such domains. However, this was temporarily suspended because of the sometimes chaotic negotiations.

.eu domain for the British? Yes, but … The last Brexit note from EURid from November 2020 specified under the requirements British or British organizations and companies may continue to operate their .eu domains after the end of the Brexit transition period: The EU legal framework is therefore complied with if they “specify a legally established institution in one of the eligible Union member states or their residence in a Union member state update or prove their citizenship of a Union Member State regardless of their place of residence “. All other persons and organizations are no longer authorized to use a .eu domain name.

The originally 300. 000 Remaining affected 81. 000 now have three months to provide the required evidence and thus have their domain reactivated. On April 1st, EURid will inform the remaining UK registrants and their registrars by email that their domain name no longer complies with the .eu regulatory framework and that it will be placed in the so-called “WITHDRAWN” status. Such a domain name is not in the zone file and cannot support any service. From January 1st 2022, all domains assigned to British registrants with this status will be reset to “AVAILABLE” and released for general registration.

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