At a meeting on 21 March 2005, the board of ICANN approved the delegation of the new .EU top level domain and authorised their CEO, to enter into an agreement with EURid, the organisation selected by the European Commission to operate the .EU registry. The decision was taken following contractual negotiations between ICANN and EURid over the past few months and approval of the agreement by the European Commission.
All applicants for register a .eu domain name, should meet one of the following eligibility criteria:
» Undertakings having their registered office, central administration or principal place of business within the European Community » Organizations established within the European Community without prejudice to the application of national law » Natural persons resident within the European Community.
At a meeting on 21 March 2005, the board of 
