CENTR is the association of European country code top-level domain registries (hereinafter ccTLDs). All EU Member States and EEA countries ccTLDs (such as .cz for the Czech Republic and .ee for Estonia) are members of CENTR. CENTR members are at the core of the public internet, safeguarding its stability and security.
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NGO · Belgium · EU Transparency Register 980834014781-65
3
positions filed
in the 326 files tracked
3
legislative files
of 326 tracked
3
with a full position paper
attached to a submission
Counts here are a floor, never a total: they cover the 326 consultation files tracked so far (29,503 submissions, mostly 2025–26), so an organization's real filing history is larger, not smaller.
Who they are
Among the 1205 trade and business associations on this site, they rank #496 by legislative files engaged — a count of participation, not a measure of influence.
1.8
declared lobbying FTE
self-declared
€25K+
declared costs / yr (floor)
2
EP accreditations
as declared to the register
2014
in the register since
- Register category
- Trade and business associations
- Registered as
- CENTR - Council of European Top Level Domain Registries (CENTR)
- Head office
- Brussels, Belgium
Self-declared to the EU Transparency Register (snapshot 30 Aug 2026); cost bands are floors, not audited totals. Reused under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU.
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Their record over time
CENTR filed 3 positions between 18 Jul 2025 and 25 Jun 2026, across 3 of the 326 legislative files tracked here, attaching a full position paper 3 times.
2025 · 1 filed2026 · 2 filed
What they argued
CENTR is the association of European country code top-level domain registries (ccTLDs), such as .be for Belgium and .no for Norway. ccTLDs are responsible for operating and maintaining the technical Domain Name System (DNS) infrastructure for their top-level domain.
CENTR is the association of European country code top-level domain registries (hereinafter ccTLDs). All EU Member State and EEA country ccTLDs (such as .de for Germany and .no for Norway) are members of CENTR. CENTR members are at the core of the public internet, safeguarding its stability and security.
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Turns up on the same files
Organizations that also filed on at least two of the same consultations. A shared interest in the same dossiers — not evidence of coordination, and we do not suggest any.
- Bitkom e.V. · 2 files in common
- Danish Chamber of Commerce · 2 files in common
- Confederation of Swedish Enterprise · 2 files in common
- SMEunited · 2 files in common
- VDMA · 2 files in common
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