784.104.2OIDFederal Council OrdinanceJan 1, 2015Original source
When a registrar submits a registration application on behalf of an applicant, the Registry shall initiate a domain name allocation process.
2. It shall process the registration application when the latter:
has been validly submitted via the Registry’s registration system;
includes all the information, elements and documents necessary to authorise the allocation of a domain name, in particular:
1. the designation desired as a domain name,
2. up-to-date, complete and correct information on the applicant, in particular their name and postal and email addresses,
3. current, complete and correct information enabling verification of compliance with the general and particular conditions of allocation of the requested domain name.
OFCOM shall determine the information and documents which an applicant must submit to the relevant registrar in order for the Registry to verify their identity, address and legal existence, and compliance with the conditions of allocation of a domain name, in particular:1
if the applicant is an individual: a copy of a national identity document or a valid passport and a current certificate of residence;
if the applicant is an association or a foundation with its headquarters in Switzerland and not entered in the commercial register: a certified copy of the articles of association or the foundation charter;
if the applicant is a legal entity or a partnership with its headquarters abroad: an attested up-to-date extract from the foreign commercial register or, when the extract does not contain sufficient information or if there is no corresponding institution in the commercial register, an official document attesting that the entity exists legally in accordance with the provisions of the applicable foreign law;
2 the business identification number (BIN) within the meaning of the Federal Act of 18 June 20103on the Business Identification Number for legal entities and the OASI number for individuals.
4. If necessary, it shall regulate the modalities for submitting registration applications. It may demand the use of set forms for registrations and amendments.
Footnotes
Amended by No I of the O of 28 June 2023, in force since 1 Jan. 2024 (AS 2023 365). ↩
Amended by No I of the O of 28 June 2023, in force since 1 Jan. 2024 (AS 2023 365). ↩