The Domain Name Administrative Contact under the ccTLD.CR may suspend or reactivate a Domain Name through the option Suspension/Reactivation, in Frequent Procedures. The suspension does not exonerate the Domain Holder the renewal payment.

Thus amended by the publication in La Gaceta No.243 on December 13th, 2004.

Thus amended by the publication in La Gaceta No.30 of February 12th, 2008.

Thus amended by the publication in La Gaceta No.85 of May 5th, 2009.

4.1 Suspension/Reactivation Process

1. Enter your NIC-Handle and password to option Suspension/Reactivation, of a domain, in Frequent Procedures.

2. Select the domain you would like to suspend or reactivate.

3. Send the online Domain Name Request form.

For the Third Level Domain Name, the suspension or reactivation of the domain will be applied at a maximum of 24-working hours, after NIC-Internet Costa Rica has received the Request form and has approved it. NIC-Internet Costa Rica will automatically send an online notice to all the Contacts notifying them about the suspension or reactivation, and from that moment, the countdown for the 24-working hours will begin. The 24-working-hour period is the valid period except in case of force majeure events, which are out of control of the National Academy of Sciences and its office, NIC-Internet Costa Rica. For Second Level Domain Name changes in the Primary DNS database and server, accordingly, the maximum time to apply these changes would be a 24-calendar-hour period. The other conditions mentioned above will apply as well.

Thus amended by the publication in La Gaceta No.243 on December 13th, 2004.

Thus amended by the publication in La Gaceta No.30 of February 12th, 2008.

4.2 Exceptions

During a controversy Contacts, Domain Holders or NIC-Costa Rica a Domain Name suspension shall not be performed in accordance with Article 8 of ".cr" Domain Name Conflict Resolution Policy and its Regulations, which are established on this document.

Thus amended by the publication in La Gaceta No. 237 of December 7th, 2009.