Enhanced Registry requirements for .CN Domain Registration

The CNNIC, the .CN domain name registry, has announced enhancement of auditing domain name registration with the following requirements.

1. Domain name applicants need to submit the formal paper based application material when making the online application to the registrar. The application material includes the original application form with business seal, company business license (photocopy), and registrant ID (photocopy).
2. Registrar should carefully review the application material. When application is deemed qualified, registrar need to submit the application material via fax or E-mail to CNNIC, and withhold the original appliation material. 
3. From the day of the submission of online application, if CNNIC does not receive the formal paper based application material within 5 days or the application material auditing is not qualified, the domain name to be applied will be deleted.
4. The above regulations will be executed since 9:00AM (Beijing Time), Dec 14th, 2009.

If you have any question, free to contact us at 86-10-58813000 or email to [email protected].

CNNIC

Dec 11, 2009

Source taken from: http://www.cnnic.net.cn/html/Dir/2009/12/12/5750.htm

I have some .CN domain names for development. I registered the name through NeedName.com Enom Technology Partner, a USA based registrar. I haven't receive update from them regarding this notice. It is just a matter of time to find out the effect of .CN decision to entrepreneurs who invested in .CN domain names.

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