Article 6 Reservation of domain names

1.   The Registry may reserve or register a number of domain names considered necessary for its operational functions under the contract referred to in Article 8(4).

2.   The Commission may instruct the Registry to reserve or to register a domain name directly under the .eu TLD for use by the Union institutions and bodies.

3.   Member States may, without prejudice to domain names that have already been reserved or registered, notify to the Commission a list of domain names which:

With respect to point (b) of the first subparagraph, such domain names shall be limited to broadly recognised geographical or geopolitical terms which affect the Member States' political or territorial organisation.

4.   The Commission shall adopt the lists notified by the Member States by means of implementing acts. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 17(2).