.fr

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**.fr**

Introduced	1986
TLD type	Country code top-level domain
Status	Active
Registry	AFNIC
Sponsoring organization	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
Web site	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.

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See also: Generic top-level domains