.bl

Infobox Top level domain
name=.bl
background=#F0FFF0


introduced=2007
type=Country code top-level domain
status=Unassigned
registry=None
sponsor=None
intendeduse=Entities connected with Saint Barthélemy
actualuse=Not available for use
restrictions=Not available for registration
structure=
document=
disputepolicy=
website=

.bl is a future Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) that is likely to be created for Saint Barthélemy, following the decision on 21 September 2007 by the ISO 3166 Maintenance Agency to allocate BL as the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code for Saint Barthélemy [ISO 3166-1 Newsletter VI-1 (2007-09-21): [http://www.iso.org/iso/newsletter_vi-1.pdf Assignment of code elements for Saint Barthélemy and Saint Martin and update of France and other French Territories] . 2007-09-21. Accessed 2007-10-14.] . This decision followed Saint Barthélemy's new status as an Overseas collectivity of France which took effect on July 15 2007 [cite news
first = Cécile
last = Lucot
author =
coauthors =
title = Bruno Magras Elected President of the COM
url = http://www.st-barths.com/editorials/cecil-lucot/07_08_03.html
format = HTML
work =
publisher = Local News from St-Barths by Cecile Lucot
pages =
page =
date = 2007-08-03
accessdate = 2007-10-14
language = english
quote = In fact, that Sunday, July 15, was the day that Saint Barth officially became a COM—Overseas Collectivity—with its new governing body.] . Currently Saint Barthélemy uses Guadeloupe's ccTLD, .gp [https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/tb.html#Comm CIA - The World Factbook -- Saint Barthelemy] : Communications. 2007-10-18. Accessed 2007-10-22. ".bl; note - .gp, the ccTLD for Guadeloupe, and .fr, the ccTLD for France, might also be encountered"] and France's ccTLD, .fr.

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* [http://www.iana.org/root-whois/bl.htm IANA .bl whois information]