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Registrars' Accreditation Rules by AFNIC

In accordance with the French Electronic Communications and Telecommunications Act, Registrars are accredited by each Registry for their top level domains in compliance with non-discriminatory and transparent rules.

The French Electronic Communications and Telecommunications Act define 6 criterias that have to be fulfilled by Registrars to obtain the Afnic’s accreditation.

Please find all necessary documents to file your accreditation application to the heading "Become a registrar AFNIC"

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