ME

 

IDN capable

No

Handle Updates

Not Supported

Registration Period

2 to 10 years (Landrush/Open)

Add Grace Period

-

Autorenew Grace Period

-

Deletion Timeframe

2 days prior to expiration

Registration System

Real-Time

WHOIS-Server

-

WHOIS-Update

Real-Time

Registry

http://www.domain.me/

Dispute Policy

http://www.domain.me/index.php?page=6

Zone Info

.ME is the official top-level domain for Montenegro

Zone Use

.ME domains (second-level registrations) are available to be registered by parties worldwide.

Characters

* Minimum: 3
* Maximum: 63
* Letters and numbers
* Hyphens ("-"), however not at the beginning or directly in front of the TLD

Domain Registration

.ME domains can be registered online through webinterface or API.


For Sunrise/Landrush the following special parameters will have to be given:

;CLASS = ME_SUNRISE | ME_LANDRUSH
:The type of the application (can be either Sunrise or Landrush).

;X-IPR-NAME = (TEXT) | (NULL)
:Exact word or phrase described by the Registered Mark as apllied to the Domain name Apllied for, this field may optionally include a URL pointing to supporting documentation for SR2a.
(e.g. "Company Ltd. [http://www.name.tld/trademark.pdf]")

;X-IPR-NUMBER = (TEXT) | (NULL)
:Registration or serial number of the Registered Mark's current registration. This number must enable the Verification Agent to access the correct registration entry in the trademark registry or trademark office.

;X-IPR-CCLOCALITY = (COUNTRY) | EM | BX | WO | (NULL)
:Location where the right is established (using the corresponding WIPO Standard ST.3 two-letter code, but NOT ISO-3166!) for Benelux use BX and EM for Community Trademarks (CTM)

;X-IPR-APPDATE = (TEXT) | (NULL)
:Date the Registered Mark was applied (corresponding to the registration described by the Registration Number and Registration Locality above)
''Format: YYYY-MM-DD''

;X-IPR-REGDATE = (TEXT) | (NULL)
:Date on which the Registration of the Registered Mark becomes effective. (This is not the priority date but the day for which the mark is issued and registered)
''Format: YYYY-MM-DD''

Change of Registrant

Registrant changes for .ME domains can be done online via api or webinterface.
 [COMMAND]
     command         = ModifyDomain
     domain          = yourdomain.me
     ownercontact0   =
     admincontact0   =
     techcontact0    =
     billingcontact0 =
 EOF

Domain Renewal

Deletion Process

.ME Domains can be deleted online through the Delete Command.

Restrictions

* Third-level registrations are available to Montenegrin individuals and entities only, in the following zones. Me-Net is the only registrar allowed to register third-level domains in the registry.
** net.me
** org.me
** co.me
** its.me
** priv.me
* The University of Montenegro’s Center of Information Systems (CIS) is responsible for subdomains beneath these domain names and should be contacted directly:
** edu.me
** ac.me
** gov.me
* A list of Reserved Names (text / PDF) has been held back for government and registry use. These names are not available for registration by the public.
* A list of Premium Names (text / PDF) has been held back, and these names are not currently available for registration. The Registry plans to make these names available in manner(s) to be determined at a later time.

Transfers

.ME Transfers are possible.

Transfer procedure

* .ME Transfers can either be done through the RRPproxy WebInterface or API.

Transfer notes

* A .ME Domain Transfer must be initiated with a so-called Authorisation Code, which can be obtained from the current registrar through the owner or Admin-C of the domain.
* Ensure that your respective domain does not have a lock-status (REGISTRAR-LOCK or HOLD). This can be seen in the WHOIS. If the domain is locked, then the owner can demand that this be unlocked.

Transfer time

A transfer of a .ME domain will take 5 days.

Transfer time

A transfer of a .ME domain will take 5 days.