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==Background==

==Background==

In 1999, the '''eu''' was approved as the two letter-alpha code for the European Union by the ISO-3166 Maintenance Agency.<ref>[http://www.iana.org/reports/2005/eu-report-05aug2005.pdf www.iana.org]</ref> Subsequently in 2000, the European Council endorsed the creation of .eu TLD during its meeting in Lisbon to improve the electronic commerce within the European Union. On April 22, 2002, the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union enacted Regulation (EC) No 733/2002 which calls for the implementation of the .eu ccTLD to represent and promote the image of European community in the global information networks.<ref>

In 1999, the '''eu''' was approved as the two letter-alpha code for the European Union by the ISO-3166 Maintenance Agency.<ref>[http://www.iana.org/reports/2005/eu-report-05aug2005.pdf www.iana.org]</ref> Subsequently in 2000, the European Council endorsed the creation of .eu TLD during its meeting in Lisbon to improve the electronic commerce within the European Union. On April 22, 2002, the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union enacted Regulation (EC) No 733/2002 which calls for the implementation of the .eu ccTLD to represent and promote the image of European community in the global information networks.<ref>

http://www.eurid.eu/files/ec20733_en.pdf Regulation (EC) No 733/2002]</ref>

<ref>[http://www.eurid.eu/files/ec20733_en.pdf Regulation (EC) No 733/2002]</ref>

On May 21 2003, EURid was delegated by the European Commission as the registry operator of the .eu ccTLD in consultation with its member States.<ref>[http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2003:128:0029:0030:EN:PDF  Designation of the .eu Top Level Domain Registry]</ref> On April 28, 2004, the European Union adopted the Policy Rules on how to implement the .eu ccTLD under which it serves as a complementary domain name to the existing ccTLDs in Europe and other generic top level domain names ([[gTLD]]) for the purpose of increasing competition and providing alternative choice to internet users in the region and to improve the interoperability of networks within the European region.<ref>[http://www.eurid.eu/files/ec20733_en.pdf Implementation of the .eu ccTLD]</ref>

On May 21 2003, EURid was delegated by the European Commission as the registry operator of the .eu ccTLD in consultation with its member States.<ref>[http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2003:128:0029:0030:EN:PDF  Designation of the .eu Top Level Domain Registry]</ref> On April 28, 2004, the European Union adopted the Policy Rules on how to implement the .eu ccTLD under which it serves as a complementary domain name to the existing ccTLDs in Europe and other generic top level domain names ([[gTLD]]) for the purpose of increasing competition and providing alternative choice to internet users in the region and to improve the interoperability of networks within the European region.<ref>[http://www.eurid.eu/files/ec20733_en.pdf Implementation of the .eu ccTLD]</ref>

The [[ICANN Board]] represented by its President and CEO [[Paul Twomey]] entered a Registry with [[EURid]] through its Managing Director [[Marc Van Wesemael]] to complete the delegation process of the .eu ccTLD in 2005. <ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/cctlds/eu/eu-icann-ra-23jun05.pdf .eu ccTLD Registry Agreement]</ref>

The [[ICANN Board]] represented by its President and CEO [[Paul Twomey]] entered a Registry with [[EURid]] through its Managing Director [[Marc Van Wesemael]] to complete the delegation process of the .eu ccTLD in 2005. <ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/cctlds/eu/eu-icann-ra-23jun05.pdf .eu ccTLD Registry Agreement]</ref>

 

==Sunrise Period==

==Sunrise Period==

EURid implemented a four months Sunrise Period for the .eu ccTLD  on a first come, first serve basis. It started on December 7, 2005 until April 2006. During the Sunrise Period, the registry received more than 245,000 registrations.<ref>[http://www.eurid.eu/en/about/facts-figures/sunrise Sunrise Period]</ref>

EURid implemented a four months Sunrise Period for the .eu ccTLD  on a first come, first serve basis. It started on December 7, 2005 until April 2006. During the Sunrise Period, the registry received more than 245,000 registrations.<ref>[http://www.eurid.eu/en/about/facts-figures/sunrise Sunrise Period]</ref>