# .fr (France)
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**Lease period for registration and renewal**  
One to ten years.

**Restrictions**  
Open to the public, with some restrictions:  
+ Individuals must be at least 18 and must provide their date-of-birth. 
+ Organizations must be located in the European Economic Area or in Switzerland. 
+ Organizations should fill out all company identification fields (VAT number, SIREN, WALDEC, DUNS, and so on), as this will facilitate any verification that AFNIC might perform at a later date.
+ The same eligibility conditions apply to the administrative contact.
+ Names and terms are subject to an AFNIC prior review (Naming Charter Article 2.4) and to the following additional conditions:
  + Domain names previously reserved or prohibited are open to applicants that justify a legitimate right and act in good faith.
  + Names beginning with ville, mairie, agglo, cc, cg, and cr are subject to AFNIC naming conventions. 

**Privacy protection**  
Determined by the registry.

**Domain locking to prevent unauthorized transfers**  
Supported.

**Internationalized domain names**  
Supported.

**Authorization code required for transfers**  
Yes

**DNSSEC**  
Supported for domain registration. For more information, see [Configuring DNSSEC for a domain](domain-configure-dnssec.md).

**Deadlines for renewing and restoring domains**  
+ Renewal is possible: Until the expiration date
+ Late renewal with Route 53 is possible: Until 27 days after expiration
+ Domain is deleted from Route 53: 28 days after expiration
+ Restoration with the registry is possible: Between 28 days and 58 days after expiration
+ Domain is deleted from the registry: 58 days after expiration