.BE is the TLD for Belgium, and is regulated by DNS.BE.

.BE is an open registry; you do not have to be a Belgian resident or business operator to register a .BE domain.

Registration term: 1 year

DNS requirements: 2-9

Whois Privacy: Not available

Domain Locking: Not available

Grace Period: None

Redemption Period: 40 days

Authcode required for transfers: Yes

All .BE domains have a registration term of one year, and may only be renewed for one year terms, one year at a time.

There is no renewal grace period for .BE domains, so it is important to ensure that domains are renewed prior to their expiry dates. Sixty days prior to the expiry date, a scheduled deletion request is submitted to the registry. If the domain is renewed during that sixty day period, the deletion request is removed and the domain is renewed at the registry at the end of the month in which it would have expired.

If a domain name is not renewed by its expiry date, it continues to work until the end of the expiry month, after which time it goes into quarantine where it is held for 40 days. During that 40 day period, it can be retrieved (reactivated) by the owner; however, the cost to reactivate a domain that is in quarantine is higher than the standard renewal rate. After the 40 day quarantine period, if the domain has not been reactivated, it is made available to the public.

Domains that have been deleted from iTristanmedia and that are in quarantine at the registry can be recovered by using the  form in the RWI. When you reactivate a domain that has been in quarantine, the new expiry date is one year from the date on which it is reactivated.

In order to transfer in a .BE domain name that is in quarantine at another registrar, contact Support at helpdesk@itristanmedia.com.

• iTristanmedia provides 24/7 Reseller Support via telephone or email. Visit our Contact page for complete details.
• Accepted payment methods along with terms and conditions are available here.

Registrants are expected to respect the general terms and conditions of .BE's DNS agreement. One of the essential obligations is to provide correct data during the registration process. The .BE registry regularly reviews WHOIS information and when questionable data is encountered, the registry will send an email to the registrant's email address requesting them to update the WHOIS information. Registrants are given 14 days to update their information. If no changes are made, the domain name will be revoked. Registrants have 40 days after the revocation to contact the registrar in order to update the WHOIS information and reactivate the domain.

To transfer a .BE domain name to iTristanmedia

1. In the Order Management section, enter the domain name in the Transfer a domain field, and then click Transfer. 
The Transfers for <domainname>.be page appears.
2. Complete the Transfer Form.
 You can complete the Retrieve Order Information section and click Retrieve Data to autopopulate the fields. 
Be sure to enter the domain owner's email address in the Owner Confirmation Email field. 
Note: You must specify at least one nameserver.
3. Click Submit.

When the transfer request is submitted, iTristanmedia sends an email to the registrant asking them to confirm the transfer. When confirming the transfer, the registrant must supply the domain’s authcode. If the domain owner does not have an authcode, you can use the Request BE Domain Authcode link on the main page of the RWI to send an authcode to the domain owner. If confirmation is not received within 5 days of the request, the transfer is cancelled. Once the registrant approves the request from iTristanmedia, the transfer completes.

When the transfer process is complete, a new 12 month term starts from the date of the transfer, and a charge is applied that is equal to the cost of a one year registration.

To initiate a change of ownership, the current owner of the domain contacts their Reseller/Registrar and notifies them that they want to change the ownership information for their domain. The Reseller then initiates the request.

To change ownership of a domain

1. In the Change Owner/Registrant section of the RWI, click Submit .BE ownership change.
The.BE Ownership Change page appears.
2. Enter the list of .BE domains for which you want to change ownership.
Important: For each domain, be sure to include the authcode. If the domain owner does not have an Authcode, you can use the Request BE Domain Authcode link on the main page of the RWI to send an authcode to the domain owner.
3. Complete the fields in the Owner Contact section, and click Submit.

When the change of ownership request is submitted, an email is sent to the new and previous owners asking for confirmation of the change in ownership. To confirm the change in ownership, they can reply to the emails or they can send confirmation faxes. The faxes must be on their company letterhead, and sent to +32 2 401 27 52. If confirmation is not received within 14 days, the change in ownership does not proceed.

Once the confirmation is received, the trade is executed immediately. A new 12 month term starts for the domain name and a charge is applied that is equal to the cost of a one year registration.