.ga

This article describes the procedures and requirements of .ga domain names.
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Registration
Important Update:
ANINF, the National Agency for Digital Infrastructure and Frequencies of the Gabonese Republic, took over the administration of the national ccTLD .GA at the beginning of June and terminated the contract with the company Freenom, which had previously managed .GA. The reason given by ANINF was dissatisfaction with Freenom's services. Now Afnic, the French Network Information Centre, provides the registry backend for .GA.
This migration results in some technical updates as well as price adjustments. What has changed for .GA domains? 
•New Domain Auth Codes have been issued.
•New handles have been assigned to the domains while the details remain identical.
•The expiration dates have been set by Afnic by default to: 2024-06-05, 00:00. However, we have adjusted the expiration year in case domains have already been renewed with Freenom for multiple years. These expiration dates are set accordingly to: YYYY-06-05.
•The Deletion/Renewal Timeframe has changed from 6 days prior to Expiration Date to 1 day prior to the Paid Until Date.
At the same time, ANINF has announced changes in the pricing structure. The price change is effective immediately. You will see the price change automatically reflected in your Openprovider Account.
Successful domain registration via RCP or API requires:
two or more nameservers or a nameserver group
processed real-time
Transfer
NA
Authorization code required
yes
Method of confirmation
authcode
Registration period after transfer
unchanged
Average transfer time
NA
Advanced and simple transfers available
Contact our Sales department to check if easy transfer of 100 or more .ga domains is available.
Update
Requested via RCP or API
Processed real-time
Deletion / Restore
Delete
Requested via RCP or API
Domain will be deleted at the registry on explicit delete
Restore / reactivate
restore / reactivation supported via RCP or API
quarantine periods can be found under 
Detailed extension information > Technical information > Quarantine period
Detailed extension information
Registry
Registry: ANINF
Registry whois: whois.nic.ga
Registry web based whois: https://whois.nic.ga
Registry zonefile updates: 
Technical information
DNSSEC support: no
Minimum length: 3 characters
Maximum length: 63 characters
Allowed characters: a-z 0-9 -
IDN support: No
Premium supported: No
Registration period: 1 year
Renewal date offset: 2 days
The number of days before the registry's expiration date, that Openprovider requires the domain to be renewed or expired. More info.
Note that the dates as shown in your Openprovider account are always leading, even if they do not match the renewal date offset mentioned here.
Soft quarantine period: n/a days
During this period, following after an expiration, the domain can be restored for free. This period does not apply if the domain is deleted explicitly. More info.
Quarantine period: 0 days
During this period, an expired or deleted domain name can be reactivated at an additional fee.
Restrictions
Local presence required? no
Does Openprovider provide local presence services? no
Local activity required? no
Correct nameserver configuration required? no
No additional requirements
Policies
Registry Terms and Conditions: http://aninf.ga/reserver-un-domaine-ga/
Registration agreement
The registry requires that a registration agreement is in place between the provider and the domain holder. The text of this registration agreement and any required supplements is the following:
General registration agreement
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