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Commission moves to bring '.eu' domain name nearer
The European Commission
has presented a new revised proposal for regulation of a 'dot eu' top level
domain name, incorporating the comments from the European Parliament. This
should mean that the registry to operate the name is operational by the
beginning of 2002.
The next step is for the Council to vote on the new
text, which should happen on 15 October, with a second reading required before
the approval.
The main amendments that were made by the Parliament and
accepted by the Commission focused around the role of the registry that will be
set up to run the '.eu' domain name. Parliament clarified that the registry is
to have a transparent first come first served procedure, with regular reports
being submitted to the Council and Parliament on the operation of the domain
name. The registry will not be in a position to issue sub-domain names using
Member State domain names.
The first steps towards the '.eu' domain name
were taken under the eEurope action plan and a Commission proposal for a top
level domain name was presented by the Commission in December 2000.
For further
information, please consult the following web address: http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/de/com/pdf/2001/com2001_0535de01.pdf
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