The registration rules for .BY and .БЕЛ domains have changed since January 1
A number of important changes has been made to the Instruction on the registration of domain names in the national domain zone. The relevant order No. 429 of December 20, 2019 of the Operative-Analytical Center under the President of the Republic of Belarus was published on the National Legal Internet Portal on December 31, 2019 and entered into force on January 1, 2020.
All owners of .BY and .БЕЛ domains should pay attention to the following:
- A domain will be automatically deleted right after the expiration of its paid registration period. Previously, it was possible to renew a domain name within 30 days after the expiration of the registration period. Unpaid domains will go to a charity auction.
- Domain renewal is now possible not earlier than 2 months before the end of the paid period.
- The period in which the domain owner must provide his data for updating information in a centralized database has increased from 3 to 7 working days.
- The procedure for working with domains of liquidated organizations is regulated. As soon as a decision has been made to make an appropriate entry in the Unified State Register of Legal Entities and Individual Entrepreneurs, the registrar’s obligations under the registration agreement with such an owner cease, and the domain itself is deleted.
- Winners of charity auctions, which include all domains excluded from the registry, can transfer funds to the institution of their choice, as a donation without concluding an agreement in writing.
See the full text of the new Instruction on the registration of domain names in the national domain zone
All owners of .BY and .БЕЛ domains should pay attention to the following:
- A domain will be automatically deleted right after the expiration of its paid registration period. Previously, it was possible to renew a domain name within 30 days after the expiration of the registration period. Unpaid domains will go to a charity auction.
- Domain renewal is now possible not earlier than 2 months before the end of the paid period.
- The period in which the domain owner must provide his data for updating information in a centralized database has increased from 3 to 7 working days.
- The procedure for working with domains of liquidated organizations is regulated. As soon as a decision has been made to make an appropriate entry in the Unified State Register of Legal Entities and Individual Entrepreneurs, the registrar’s obligations under the registration agreement with such an owner cease, and the domain itself is deleted.
- Winners of charity auctions, which include all domains excluded from the registry, can transfer funds to the institution of their choice, as a donation without concluding an agreement in writing.
See the full text of the new Instruction on the registration of domain names in the national domain zone