On November 18th it became possible to register .co.nl domain names, and until January 15th all current .NL domain names holders will be granted priority to secure the corresponding .co.nl domain.

The registration of .co.nl domains will be done in 3 steps. During the first Sunrise phase, named “Grandfather”, each holder of a .NL domain has the right to register an identical .CO.NL domain. Hence, the holder of www.yourdomain.nl is the only one who can register www.yourdomain.co.nl during these 8 weeks. The Grandfather period ends on January 15th and so will the right on priority.
A 16 days Sunrise phase will then follow the “Grandfather” period and provide priority for trademark holders, from any trademark registry worldwide.

On March 17th, CO.NL will open up completely and anyone will be able to register their name.co.nl without any restriction or need to establish previous right.
 
The standard price of a .co.nl domain registration is 14 euro at EuroDNS. During the Sunrise phases all domain applications will need to be checked by an independent validation agent (Deloitte) and a surcharge will apply on top of this standard price.

During the Grandfather period you will have the best chance to claim the .co.nl domains that match your .nl names. Hence, if you’re interested in securing your names with the .co.nl ending we recommend that you register these during this period. Applications can now be submitted in your standard EuroDNS account. For more information concerning .co.nl we are referring you to www.domain.co.nl and http://www.eurodns.com/offers/view/11.


For more information you can contact our Support department.