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12 July 2010	AFNIC launches a public survey on making .fr available to European Union
10 June 2010	The Tunisian Internet Agency selects solutions from AFNIC to operate its « تونس. » IDN ccTLD
7 April 2010	AFNIC publishes new issue paper on "The Secondary Market in Domain Names"
25 March 2010	Jean-Pierre Dardayrol Elected Chairman of AFNIC
19 March 2010	AFNIC Consultative Committees Discuss the Directions Taken since its Appointment as official Registry for .fr Top Level Domain
2 March 2010	Changes on the way for the .fr domain
28 January 2010	AFNIC invites network managers to prepare for the signing of the DNS root in May 2010
26 January 2010	AFNIC deploys its own anycast cloud
27 November 2009	AFNIC Board of Directors opens up the .fr domain to French expatriates
24 November 2009	AFNIC publishes 2009 French Domain Name Industry Report
2 November 2009	Proxi-Produit Consortium selected in the Proxima Mobile call for projects
18 September 2009	AFNIC registers the 1,5 millionth .fr domain name
4 September 2009	AFNIC launches new communication campaign entitled " .fr - and that's the bottom line ! "
23 July 2009	One year on from its launch, AFNIC's PREDEC procedure is hitting its stride
16 June 2009	AFNIC publishes new issue paper entitled "DNS: types of attack and security techniques"
10 June 2009	Initial ruling of the Court of Cassation on the decree relating to .fr domain names
31 March 2009	AFNIC contributing to efforts to control the Conficker worm
12 March 2009	*AFNIC makes the daily life of .fr* and .re domain names users easier on March 30th 2009**
25 November 2008	AFNIC publishes its French Domain Name Industry Report
21 November 2008	AFNIC launches DNSwitness, a multi-purpose software for DNS measurements
17 November 2008	AFNIC discloses its strategic orientations
31 October 2008	Publication of the synthesis of the public consultation on French Top Level Domains
27 October 2008	The AFNIC publishes its first decisions in regards to its specific dispute resolution procedure for obvious breaches of the stipulations of the decree of February 6th, 2007
2 October 2008	The AFNIC is involved in the registry services for the Internet of the Future and begins a partnership with GS1 France
4 July 2008	The AFNIC published its response to the public consultation on the management of the French Internet domains
30 June 2008	The AFNIC is setting up a specific dispute resolution procedure for obvious breaches of the stipulations of the decree of 6th February 2007
20 June 2008	AFNIC General Assembly of June 19th, 2008: status modifications and presentation of the 2007 activity report
28 April 2008	The AFNIC salutes the launch of the public consultation on the selection criterias of the registration offices in charge of the French Internet domains
4 April 2008	First domain names created by the AFNIC under .wf (Wallis and Futuna)
17 March 2008	AFNIC's consultative committees agree on the implementation of EPP
12 February 2008	One more step towards the deployment for the next-generation Internet protocol: IPv6
14 January 2008	The AFNIC celebrates one million .fr domain names registered since the creation of the ccTLD on September the 2nd, 1986
28 November 2007	The AFNIC publishes the first report on the French domain name industry
12 November 2007	The AFNIC takes part in the Internet Governance Forum
6 November 2007	The AFNIC names the members of its Technical Advisory Committee
22 May 2007	Report on .fr domain names image survey
16 May 2007	The AFNIC reinforces protection against illegal use of its Whois database
19 March 2007	The AFNIC and EuroDNS end the litigation that opposed them
8 February 2007	The AFNIC reacts to the publication of a decree on domain names
13 December 2006	Report six months after opening .fr domain names to individuals
12 July 2006	The AFNIC defends the .fr Charter and decides to block .fr domains registered by the Guillaume.net / ZioConcept.net association
26 June 2006	*First figures of the opening of .fr* to individuals**
15 June 2006	Opening of .fr to individuals: the Internet Rights Forum is extending its offer as a mediator in case of disputes for .fr domain name for individuals.
21 March 2006	The AFNIC opens up the .fr domain name to individuals from 20 June 2006
1 February 2006	The AFNIC strengthens its international involvement

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