Country extension · Monaco
.mc domain name
What you need to know about .mc: who can register it, which details are required and how transferring works.
Specifications
The key details of .mc
- Country
- Monaco
- Registry
- nic.mc
- Registration period
- 1 to 10 years
- Renewal period
- 1 year
- Domain name length
- 3 to 64 characters
- Time to registration
- up to 10 working days
- Transfer code length
- 6 to 16 characters
- Transfer lock available
- no
- Number of nameservers
- 3 to 8
Features
- DNSSEC: no
- IPv6: yesThe nameservers for this extension can also be reached over IPv6.
- Special characters: no
- Whois privacy: no
- Trustee: no
Requirements
Who can register a .mc?
- Businesses with an extract from the Monaco trade register (Répertoire du Commerce et de l'Industrie) can register their company name or brand name.
- Associations that have been declared in Monaco can register the name of their association.
- Do you have a trademark that is registered in Monaco or that covers Monegasque territory? Then you can apply for the domain name that matches that trademark, subject to approval by NIC Monaco.
- Separate rules apply in certain situations, particularly if you practise a regulated liberal profession. Please contact NIC Monaco about this.
- The domain name must match your company name, trade name or brand name.
- You can register up to 5 domain names per registrant.
- Third-level domain names, such as asso..mc, avocat..mc or notaire..mc, can no longer be newly registered. Existing names simply remain in use, but once deleted, they can't be registered again.
- NIC Monaco will refuse an application if the name already exists or has already been applied for, or if the name doesn't match your supporting documents. The same applies to an application that is incomplete or contains errors.
- NIC Monaco also refuses names that are contrary to public order or morality. The same applies to names that infringe constitutional or legal rights, the image or values of Monaco, or the rights of others, such as intellectual property and personality rights.
- NIC Monaco can refuse names that could be confused with the duties or identity of the government or institutions of Monaco.
- If you don't comply with the rules, or if an investigation or court ruling is pending, NIC Monaco can freeze your domain name and all your other .mc names for up to 30 days.
- During a freeze, your domain names keep working. However, pending applications may be cancelled and you can't make any changes.
- NIC Monaco can delete a domain name if the registrant has ceased to exist for at least 2 years or if the name has been inactive for 2 years. This can also happen if a transfer hasn't been reported to NIC Monaco for 2 years.
Additional details for registration
- You provide the details that show you're entitled to the name. These include, for example, your company details from the Monaco trade register, your association's details or your trademark registration.
Documents
- Supporting documents may be required, such as an extract from the Monaco trade register, proof that your association has been declared, or your trademark registration.
- NIC Monaco can request any documents and supporting evidence it considers necessary.
Good to know when registering
- Registration isn't immediate. NIC Monaco reviews the application manually, possibly on the basis of documents.
- Only once the review has been successful does NIC Monaco give its approval and the domain name is registered.
- You can only apply for a .mc name through a registrar accredited by NIC Monaco.
Owner
Change of registrant
Change of registrant
- A transfer to another registrant must be reported to NIC Monaco. The new registrant must meet the same conditions.
- NIC Monaco can also transfer a domain name to a new registrant who is entitled to it, even without your consent. This happens, for example, if you no longer meet the conditions, if a business is sold or taken over, or following a court ruling.
- In such a forced transfer, the new registrant must go through all the steps with NIC Monaco via a registrar and meet the rules for identification and eligibility.
- All costs of a forced transfer are borne by the new registrant, who may be able to recover them from the previous registrant.
Renewal, cancellation and quarantine
- You can simply keep renewing existing third-level domain names. Once deleted, they can't be registered again.
More information
Registry rules and links
- Registry website nic.mc
- Registry whois nic.mc
- Registry terms and conditions nic.mc
Compiled from the registry's rules. Registries sometimes change their rules; if in doubt, the registry's terms take precedence. Updated on 11/11/2026.