.fr
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| Introduced | 1986 |
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| TLD type | Country code top-level domain |
| Status | Active |
| Registry | AFNIC |
| Sponsor | AFNIC |
| Intended use | Entities connected with  France |
| Actual use | Very popular in France |
| Registration restrictions | There is a French presence requirement and administrative contact address must be in France; some other restrictions on some of the specific subdomains |
| Structure | Registrations are taken directly at the second level or at the third level beneath various second-level subdomains |
| Documents | Registration Agreement |
| Dispute policies | Alternative Dispute Resolutions |
| Website | AFNIC |
.fr is the country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for France. Along with .re and .tf, it is administered by AFNIC.
There also exist a number of second-level domains:
- .tm.fr - for owners of trademarks
- .asso.fr - for associations
- .nom.fr - for surnames
- .prd.fr - for research and development programs
- .presse.fr - for press publications
- .com.fr - open to all applicants without justification of the requested name
- .gouv.fr - for the French administration
Apart from these six second-level domains AFNIC also reserves the right to introduce sector-based second-level domains. An example therefore would be the .gouv.fr domain reserved to identify the web addresses of French governmental institutions.
Registrations are processed via accredited registrars.
