Art. 50

The “.swiss” domain has the following characteristics:

1. it is managed by the Confederation;
2. the domain and the domain names which are subordinate to it are intended to serve and promote the Swiss community¹, its image and its political, economic, legal or cultural interests in Switzerland and in the world;
3. the subordinate domain names may be allocated only to entities located in Switzerland or having a particular link with Switzerland;
4. the policy of assigning domain names must be implemented in a prudent manner protective of the interests of the Swiss community; it may restrict the categories of designations that are available for allocation or the eligibility of persons who may require such an allocation;
5. the registrar function is exercised in free competition by all the entities which have a valid registrar contract with the Registry.