<s>
.nl	B-General_Concept
is	O
the	O
Internet	B-Application
country	I-Application
code	I-Application
top-level	O
domain	O
(	O
ccTLD	B-Application
)	O
for	O
the	O
Netherlands	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
popular	O
ccTLDs	B-Application
with	O
over	O
six	O
million	O
registered	O
.nl	B-General_Concept
domains	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
cwi.nl	O
was	O
registered	O
by	O
Centrum	O
Wiskunde	O
&	O
Informatica	O
on	O
1986-05-01	O
,	O
.nl	B-General_Concept
became	O
the	O
first	O
active	O
ccTLD	B-Application
outside	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
31	O
January	O
1996	O
,	O
.nl	B-General_Concept
domains	O
are	O
registered	O
by	O
the	O
(	O
SIDN	O
,	O
in	O
English	O
:	O
Foundation	O
for	O
Internet	O
Domain	O
Registration	O
Netherlands	O
)	O
,	O
based	O
in	O
Arnhem	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Official	O
second-level	B-Protocol
domains	I-Protocol
do	O
not	O
exist	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
number	O
of	O
companies	O
have	O
taken	O
the	O
opportunity	O
to	O
register	O
domains	O
like	O
co.nl	O
and	O
com.nl,	O
using	O
them	O
to	O
sell	O
third-level	B-Protocol
domains	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Individuals	O
were	O
allowed	O
to	O
register	O
a	O
second-level	O
.nl	B-General_Concept
domain	O
since	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
forerunner	O
,	O
individuals	O
were	O
allowed	O
to	O
register	O
a	O
third-level	B-Protocol
domain	I-Protocol
since	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
there	O
were	O
only	O
around	O
500	O
of	O
such	O
domains	O
registered	O
,	O
in	O
contrast	O
to	O
about	O
5	O
million	O
second-level	B-Protocol
domains	I-Protocol
,	O
SIDN	O
announced	O
the	O
discontinuance	O
of	O
personal	O
domains	O
as	O
of	O
2008	O
on	O
4	O
July	O
2007	O
.	O
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