.ar
.ar is the country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Argentina. It is managed by NIC Argentina.
Rules
To carry out online procedures, as an Argentinian resident, one will need a CUIT/CUIL ("Clave Única de Identificación Tributaria"/"Código Único de Identificación Laboral", in English "Unique Tax Identification Key"/"Unique Labor Identification Code") Number and Tax Code Level 2 or higher. Tax Code is a password given by AFIP ("Administración Federal de Ingresos Públicos", in English "Federal Administration of Public Revenues")[1], the federal tax agency responsible for the administration and collection of national taxes, customs duties, and social security contributions.[2] If not a resident, one must validate their identity, as an individual or a legal entity. [3]
To register a domain in the zones ".bet.ar" (for online gambling operators, licensed by local and national government), ".coop.ar" (for registered cooperatives), ".gob.ar" (for local and national government), ".int.ar" (for international entities and representatives of foreign international organizations in Argentina), ".mil.ar" (for military use), ".musica.ar" (for any member listed in the National Registry of Musicians and National Musical Groups), ".mutual.ar" (for registered mutual organizations), ".org.ar" (for non-profit organizations, which must present a valid proof), ".senasa.ar" (for legal and human persons related to the National Food Safety and Quality Service - SENASA), ".seg.ar" (for companies authorised by the Superintendence of National Insurance) or ".tur.ar" (for tourism and travel companies licensed by the National Ministry of Tourism).[4] Provincial or municipal government agencies promoting their respective provinces or municipalities can also use this second-level domain. previously you must complete the Special Zones Qualification Procedure.
Also, the domains ".bet.ar", ".coop.ar", ".gob.ar", ".int.ar", ".mil.ar", ".mutual.ar", ". org.ar" and ".seg.ar", can only be registered by Legal Entities.[5]
Characters
The valid characters to compose a domain name will be the letters of the Spanish and Portuguese alphabet including "ñ" and "ç", accented vowels and umlauts, numbers and the hyphen "-". Names beginning with the characters "xn- -" (x en hyphen hyphen), or beginning or ending with the character "-" (hyphen), cannot be registered. For the purposes of determining priority before oppositions in the registration of domain names with multilingual characters, NIC Argentina will use the following conversion parameters:
- The characters "á", "â", "ã" o "à" will be considered as the letter "a".
- The characters "é" or "ê" will be considered as the letter "e".
- The character "í" will be considered as the letter "i".
- The characters "ó", "ô" or "õ" will be considered as the letter "o".
- The characters "ú" or "ü" will be considered as the letter "u".
- The character "ç" will be considered the letter "c" or "s", as appropriate.
- The character "ñ" will be considered different from the character "n".
In accordance with the provisions of the Current Regulations, domain names between 1 (one) and 50 (fifty) characters can be registered.[6]