Alain Megias, IBLS
The registration of China Internet Domain Names (“CIDN”) under “.cn,” the two letter top level code for China, is conducted pursuant to the China Internet Domain Name Regulations promulgated on September 2002 by the Ministry of Information Industry (the “CIDN Regulations.”) There also exists a Dispute Resolution Policy regarding CIDN, issued by China Internet Network Information Center (“CNNIC”) (“the Dispute Resolution Policy.”)
The Chinese Ministry of Information Industry is responsible for the administration of the Internet domain names in China. Its major functions and responsibility include:
•Formulating the regulations and policies concerning the administration of the Internet domain names;
•Establishing the system for Top Level Domain (ccTLD) under “.cn” and Chinese domain names;
•Administering the registry of “.cn” and the Chinese domain names;
•Administering the operational institution of domain name root servers (i.e.: the servers that bear the function of root nodes in the domain name system), which sets up and operates the domain names root servers within the territory of the People’s Republic of China;
•Supervising and administering the service of domain name registration;
•Being in charge of the international coordination regarding to domain names.
On September 2002, the Ministry of Information Industry formulated the CIDN Regulations, which describe the registration process to be followed in order to register a CIDN in China.
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