|
Time Frame
|
ACTION
|
|
12/10/2004 |
Signing of the formal contract with the European Commission to
operate the .eu registry (Contract 1) |
|
21/3/2005 |
European
Commission must then make an official request to ICANN to recognise
EURid as the company selected to operate .eu in order to finalise
negations with ICANN to have .eu put in the root |
|
ongoing |
continue amendments to software to reflect the public policy rules and,
in particular, the sunrise procedures |
|
March 2005 |
PricewaterhouseCoopers are appointed for validation agent for
sunrise period. |
|
Mar/Apr 05 |
engage
ADR suppliers and finalise ADR procedures |
|
ongoing |
publish job description & begin recruiting staff |
| June
05 |
Publish proposed .eu Registration Policy -for comment |
| Aug/Sept
05 |
make
available the terms and condition of registration in official EU
languages - including ADR provisions |
|
May 05
|
Make
available the registrar agreement in all official EU languages.
Begin accrediting .eu registrars and publishing names on the web
site |
|
ongoing |
develop web site to provide key information in all official EU
languages |
| Aug/Sept
05 |
announce final Registration policy including Sunrise rules and
procedures and widely announce Sunrise dates |
| Aug/Sept
05 |
make
registration software available for registrar testing |
| 4th
Quarter 2005 |
start phase 1 of sunrise (public bodies and holders of trademarks
may apply for the corresponding name) |
|
Start of
sunrise
+ 2 mths |
Start phase 2 of sunrsie period (those eligible to apply in phase 1
plus holders of other rights recognised in the national law of a
member state may apply for the corresponding name) |
|
start of sunrise + 4 months |
Sunrise
period closes and registrations open on a first-come-first-served
basis.
Validation of names applied for during sunrise continues until task
completed |
