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the	O
Internet	B-Application
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top-level	O
domain	O
(	O
ccTLD	B-Application
)	O
in	O
the	O
Domain	B-Protocol
Name	I-Protocol
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the	O
Internet	O
for	O
France	O
.	O
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Since	O
2004	O
,	O
websites	O
registered	O
with	O
the	O
.fr	B-General_Concept
domain	O
are	O
archived	O
and	O
preserved	O
by	O
the	O
Bibliothèque	O
nationale	O
de	O
France	O
.	O
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<s>
In	O
order	O
to	O
purchase	O
and	O
use	O
a	O
.fr	B-General_Concept
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,	O
they	O
must	O
be	O
a	O
resident	O
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the	O
European	O
Union	O
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an	O
EFTA	O
member	O
state	O
(	O
Switzerland	B-Protocol
,	O
Norway	O
,	O
Iceland	O
or	O
Liechtenstein	O
)	O
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Due	O
to	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
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withdrawal	O
from	O
the	O
European	O
Union	O
,	O
since	O
1	O
January	O
2021	O
UK	O
residents	O
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not	O
able	O
to	O
register	O
new	O
.fr	B-General_Concept
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