.COM.FR

Name: .COM.FR — TLD Knowledge Base
Creator: AFNIC

France

AFNIC · SubTLD · Updated 2026-04-09

Transfers and renewals only — no new registrationsConditionalIDNDNSSEC

Specifications

Zone: com.fr
Registration: Real-time
Registration period: 1-10 years
Character length: 2 - 63
IDN: Yes
DNSSEC: Yes
IPv6: Yes
Nameservers: 2 - 7
Renewal on transfer: Yes
Transfer time: Real-time
Auth code format: Standard EPP
Redemption period: Standard RGP
Handle updates: Yes
WHOIS privacy: Individuals only
WHOIS update: Real-time
WHOIS server: whois.afnic.fr
Connection: Direct
Data set: ccTLD

Eligibility & Restrictions

Registrant must be from EU/EEA (European Economic Area): EU member states + Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland. No residency beyond EU/EEA required. No local address requirement within France.

Registration

1-10 years. 4-day money-back grace period after registration.

Transfer Procedure

Auth code required. Transfer completes with auth code only. No additional approval email. Registrant name, email, or company change triggers COR process: both previous and new registrant must authorise.

COR process can trigger 60-day transfer lock after registrant field change. Sequence: transfer first, then change registrant to avoid lock before transfer.

📘 ICANN Transfer Policy (IRTP) — See ICANN Transfer Policy for the full IRTP framework, auth code rules, 60-day lock periods, and TEAC.

Registrant Change

COR required if registrant Name, Email, or Company field modified. Both prior and new registrant must explicitly authorise. Failure to authorise: change cancelled and WHOIS reverts.

📘 ICANN OwnerChange (COR) — See ICANN OwnerChange for COR triggers, FOA/DA modes, 60-day lock, and opt-out.

Renewal & Deletion

Standard renewal. 4-day money-back grace period.

📘 ICANN ERRP — See ICANN ERRP for the standard gTLD expiry lifecycle (Auto-Renew Grace → RGP → Pending Delete → Released).

Restore / Redemption Grace Period

Standard RGP applies.

📘 ICANN ERRP — See ICANN ERRP for RGP details and standard restore fees.

WHOIS / Privacy

Individuals: contact info automatically hidden in WHOIS (GDPR masking by contact type). Organisations: full data public. GDPR masking NOT supported at registry level for organisations. Registrant country must be EU/EEA; admin contact country unrestricted.

📘 ICANN Registration Data Policy — See Registration Data Policy for RDP 2025, RDAP, redaction defaults, and privacy/proxy rules.

NIS2 Compliance

AFNIC operates under French NIS2 transposition. Standard obligations apply.

📘 NIS2 Compliance — See NIS2 Compliance for Article 28 requirements, registry implementation status, and operational impact.

Known Error Codes & Notes

Non-EU/EEA registrant: Registration rejected if registrant country is not EU/EEA.
COR lock: Changing registrant name/org/email triggers 60-day transfer lock. Transfer first, then change registrant.
No SIRET required: SIRET/birth date no longer mandatory since AFNIC policy change.

Availability

Renewals and transfers of existing domains are available. New registrations are not offered.
Renewal: 27,20 € / 1 year
Transfer: 27,20 € / 1 year

API

Domain Create

POST https://api.autodns.com/v1/domain

{
  "name": "example.com.fr",
  "ownerc": {
    "id": 23142212
  },
  "adminc": {
    "id": 23142212
  },
  "techc": {
    "id": 23142212
  },
  "nameServers": [
    {
      "name": "ns1.example.com"
    },
    {
      "name": "ns2.example.com"
    }
  ],
  "confirmOrder": false
}

⚠ EU/EEA registrant required. 4-day money-back grace period.

Domain Transfer

POST https://api.autodns.com/v1/domain/_transfer

{
  "name": "example.com.fr",
  "auth": "(AUTH_CODE)"
}

⚠ COR triggered by name/email/company change. Transfer first, then change registrant to avoid 60-day lock.

Create AuthInfo1

POST https://api.autodns.com/v1/domain/example.com.fr/_authinfo1

Standard EPP auth code.

Domain Restore

POST https://api.autodns.com/v1/domain/example.com.fr/_restore

⚠ Standard RGP.