{"id":8990,"date":"2020-07-02T09:28:43","date_gmt":"2020-07-02T13:28:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cscdbs.com\/blog\/?p=8990"},"modified":"2020-07-02T09:31:35","modified_gmt":"2020-07-02T13:31:35","slug":"how-brexit-raises-risks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cscdbs.com\/blog\/how-brexit-raises-risks\/","title":{"rendered":"How Brexit Raises Risks for Non-Compliant .EU Domain Names"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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On June 3, 2020, EURid, the registry for .EU domains, published its timeline and action plan to withdraw and delete .EU domains registered to entities and individuals located in the U.K.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If your domain portfolio is managed by CSC, you may already be in compliance and may not be affected by this update. Below is an overview of the plan and the risks for non-compliant .EU domain name holders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Background and Brexit<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Following the .EU regulations that were published on March 29, 2019, registrations of .EU domain names may be held by EU citizens, citizens of Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway, independent of their place of residence\u2014as well as organizations that are established in the EU.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Due to these regulations and subsequently Brexit Day, the day the U.K. formally left the EU, organizations that registered their .EU domains with their U.K. establishments will become non-compliant after the end of the transition period, which is from now until December 31, 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Timeline and action plan<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Note: Timeline is subject to change according to the Brexit transition period<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

From now until December 31, 2020: Unless the transition period is extended, U.K. organizations have from now until the end of the transition period to update these .EU domain names with an EU entity or lose control of their domain names as well as any content, service, dependencies, email, or server that was built on top of these domain names.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On October 1, 2020: All U.K. registrant entities should expect a courtesy email from EURid notifying them of this timeline and action plan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On December 21, 2020: Any non-compliant entity will again receive an email reminder from EURid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After January 1, 2021: Non-compliant domain names will not function and will be made available for registration in batches after January 1, 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What must occur?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

If your domain portfolio is managed by CSC, your .EU domains may already be compliant and no further action is needed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Otherwise, check that your .EU domain names are registered with entities established in the EU. If any of them are not, modify the registration information in these .EU domain names to those of a legally established entity from one of the eligible EU member states, or be sure to register .UK domain names as alternatives. You must complete any changes by December 31, 2020 because you will not be able to modify any aspect of your .EU domain registrations after January 1, 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Due to the anticipated surge in ownership modifications in the last quarter of 2020, it\u2019s best for your organization to beat the crowd by committing to domain modifications in the early part of Q3. In addition, new .EU domain names can only be registered to entities legally established in the EU or EU citizens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What are the risks?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Unless you\u2019re not planning on renewing certain .EU domain names after January 1, 2021, there are three immediate risks that you must take note of with regards to this notification:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Disruption to VPN, VoIP, website, services, dependencies, servers, networks, or email<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

If any of the .EU domain names in your portfolio are being used for your organization, the domain names should be updated to full compliance so they continue to work and outlast Brexit\u2019s transition period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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