Please be informed that on September 11th, 2019, NIC Argentina launched the registration of domain names under the extension ".ar", regulated by Resolution 45/2019 and Provision 201/2019 issued by the Legal and Technical Secretariat of the National Internet Domain Names Registration Office.

 

The launch of the ".ar" domain name registration system aims to ensure a transparent and gradual process which provides  protection   mechanisms for the domain name holders from abusive or speculative domain name registrations performed by third parties. The Opening Process for the application and registration of ".ar" domain names involves two stages: the Preference Registration and the Interest Registration . Once the Opening Process is finished, the system for ".ar" domain names registration will be normalized according to the general standards.

 

In the event that a specific ".ar" domain name receives multiple applications during the Preference Registration or Interest Registration, a raffle process will be carried out among all the applicants. The mere domain name application has no cost in the Preference Registration, while in the Interest Registration a non-refundable fee must be paid. Once the order of priority is assigned, successive shifts will be enabled for the domain registration, and the applicant that obtains the ownership of the domain name, will have to pay the corresponding registration official fee.

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