5.11 Personal affirmation
(1) The registry shall require applicants for registration of domain names under the
.rw country code top level domain to furnish a personal statement affirming as a
minimum that registration and use of the name applied for:
a) is not contrary to the assignment rules;
b) is not contrary to national law;
c) does not conflict with the rights of a third party; and
d) does not unrightfully give the impression of pertaining to public
administration or the exercise of public powers.
(2) In this personal affirmation the applicant shall grant the registry the right to
recall the assigned domain name if it is obvious that the assignment was
contrary to paragraph 1 above.
5.12 Non-payment of fees
If a domain name owner does not pay the fees agreed to by contract with the
registrar or registry, the domain name shall revert to the registry.
5.13 Transfer of domain names
A domain name registered under the national .rw country code top level domain
may be transferred at the request of the owner, by a will (provisions in case of
death), by an administrative or judicial order, or by a decision of the domain
complaints board.
5.14 Registrars
(1) The registry shall delegate parts of the registration process, including
forwarding applications and alteration notices on behalf of applicants for, and
holders of, domain names, to the registrars and shall promote competition
between them by granting all registrars the same terms.
(2) Fees charged by the registry to registrars shall be fair and based on costs.
They shall be submitted to the regulator for approval. Abusive pricing will be
sanctioned in accordance with national law.
(3) The terms of the standard contract proposed to registrars may be reviewed by
the regulator.
5.15 Supervision of Registry
(1) Fees for the registration of domain names under the .rw country code top level
domain shall be fair and based on costs. They shall be submitted to the
regulator for approval. Abusive pricing will be sanctioned in accordance with
relevant laws.
(2) The terms of the standard contract proposed to applicants for the registration of
domain names under the .rw country code top level domain may be reviewed
by the regulator in order to ensure fairness.
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