BELGRADE - The Serbian National Register of Internet Domain Names (RNIDS) will begin registering Internet domain names with .rs extension on March 10, 2008.
.rs stands for the Republic of Serbia. It was previously .yu, which stood for Yugoslavia.
According to a press release by RNIDS, holders of .yu domain names will have priority to register .rs domains for six months from March 10, after which time applications will be taken on a first-come, first-served basis.
.yu domains are expected to continue to be valid until at least September 30, 2009.
Registration of .rs domains will be conducted through 27 Serbian companies accredited by RNIDS as the registrars of .rs domain names. The list of accredited registrars, as well as detailed rules and procedures regarding registration and transition from .yu to .rs, are available at www.rnids.rs.