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The .ae Domain Administration (.aeDA) has defended its decision to revoke the irena.ae domain from a UK businessman who sells Irena nutritional supplements in the UAE and transfer it to the International Renewable Energy Association (IRENA) on the basis that his registration violated several of .aeDA’s policies.

A few days ago, Michael Reed went public stating that he registered the Irena.ae domain with .aeDA and that his firm held the trademark for Irena products in Europe and the UK for the past twelve years, but that it was subsequently deleted by the TRA unit.
In a public statement, the .aeDA claims that the domain name was indeed registered on January 28th, two days after the signing of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) EU statute in Bonn, but that, following registration, Reed put up the domain name for sale on the website - Youcanbuythiswebsite.com.
.aeDA states that while there are no restrictions to who can register a domain, it does ask applicants to comply with set policies and warrant that the registration “has not been made in bad faith”.

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