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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=FR link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-23jan12-en.htm">http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-23jan12-en.htm</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Inter-Registrar Transfer Policy Part B Policy Development Process - Recommendation 9, Part 2 Concerning a New Provision to Lock and Unlock Domain Names <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Forum Announcement:</span></strong><span lang=EN-US> Comment Period Opens on <strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Date:</span></strong> 23 January 2012 <strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Categories/Tags:</span></strong> <o:p></o:p></span></p><ul type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>Policy Processes<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>ICANN Board/Bylaws<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>Contracted Party Agreements<o:p></o:p></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Purpose (Brief):</span></strong><span lang=EN-US> Public notice is hereby provided of the proposed change to the Inter-Registrar Transfer Policy to address the locking and unlocking of domain names that is considered for adoption as well as an opportunity to comment on the adoption of the proposed policy change, prior to ICANN Board consideration.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US> </span><strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Public Comment Box Link:</span></strong> <a href="http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/irtp-b-rec9-part2-23jan12-en.htm">http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/irtp-b-rec9-part2-23jan12-en.htm</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:#1F497D'>Glen de Saint Géry<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:#1F497D'>GNSO Secretariat<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:#1F497D'><a href="mailto:gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org"><span style='color:blue'>gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:#1F497D'><a href="http://gnso.icann.org"><span style='color:blue'>http://gnso.icann.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>