A .coop domain may only be registered by cooperatives meeting one of the following criteria:
- Members of the National Cooperative Business Association (NCBA) if otherwise eligible.
- Members of the International Cooperative Alliance(ICA) if otherwise eligible.
- Organizations formed as and/or considered cooperatives under applicable local law.
- Associations comprised of cooperatives.
- Organizations that are committed to the seven cooperative principles;
- Organizations that are majority controlled by cooperatives;
- Entities whose operations are principally dedicated to serving cooperatives; and
- For no more than 5,000 registrants, persons or entities whose use of a .coop domain name would, in the opinion of the DCLLC Board, advance the interests of the cooperative sector in general or would assist in the development of cooperatives worldwide.
The registrant will be contacted via email to validate his claim on the domain.
For more information about the validation please refer to the following link:
- http://www.coop/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/verification-policy.pdf