.barcelona FAQ

To register and renew a .barcelona domain name you must be an individual or a legal entity with a nexus to the .barcelona community. This nexus means that you must be linked to the community at the time of registration and thereafter on a linguistic, cultural, tourism, commercial basis, or any other activity conducive to the welfare of the .barcelona community. Registrants are required to state the intended use for the registered domain name. A false statement of intended use is an indication of bad faith and may be the basis for the suspension of the domain name.

In addition, the registrant’s use of the domain name must be:

• generally accepted as legitimate; and
• conducive to welfare of the .barcelona community; and
• commensurate to the role and importance of the domain, according to the judgement that an average user would reasonably make in the context of that domain name; and
• in compliance with Catalan consumer protection, product and services labelling, advertising and fair communication regulation; and
• in compliance with current linguistic protection laws, and
• based on good faith at registration and thereafter.

For more information, see the .barcelona Registration Policy.

Some domain names may be permanently or temporarily reserved or restricted for registry operations, as premium domain names or to comply with ICANN requirements.

To comply with ICANN requirements, all two-character domains shall be initially reserved, however may be released in the future. In addition reserved names for a) International Olympic Committee, b) International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, and c) Intergovernmental Organizations, for new gTLDs., are not available in accordance with ICANN. The list of these names can be found here.

For use by the Barcelona community including individuals with residence in the City of Barcelona and legal entities with a bona fide presence, direct or indirect, in the Barcelona area or in Barcelona as the capital of Catalonia.