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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body bgcolor=white lang=EN-GB link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Volker,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>You will have seen Jeff’s suggestion to discuss this at the Council meeting on Thurs.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>I expect that we will hear from you on the topic. I have asked Jeff to lead but please free to discuss with Jeff and even to consider leading the topic yourself.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Especially important (from a Council perspective) is your view on the impact on ICANN policy making processes / the multi-stakeholder model.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Jonathan<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'> owner-council@gnso.icann.org [mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Volker Greimann<br><b>Sent:</b> 08 March 2013 14:10<br><b>Cc:</b> council@gnso.icann.org List<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [council] Proposed 2013 RAA Posted for Comment<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>To complete the set of documents, I am fowarding the statement of the RrSG Negotiation Team on the current state of the negotiations.<br>Please note that the proposal currently envisioned by ICANN will effectively move the policy development process from the GNSO to the board.<br>Most of the still contentious areas of the agreement are additions ICANN staff made this February after having let the negotiations languish in pause-mode for three months after the Toronto meeting and contain items that were never discussed with the registrar negotiation team since first proposed, due to other "matters of higher urgency".<br>This agreement is a portent of things to come and of a move away from the multi-stakeholder model to a top-down structure.<o:p></o:p></p><h3>Registrar Stakeholder Group Negotiating Team (Registrar NT) statement regarding RAA negotiations<o:p></o:p></h3><pre>After nearly 18 months of negotiations with ICANN over a new Registrar <o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Accreditation Agreement (RAA), formal negotiations have concluded. The posting <o:p></o:p></pre><pre>of a “proposed” 2013 RAA by ICANN for public comment signals that ICANN staff <o:p></o:p></pre><pre>believes that negotiations have concluded and the remaining issues will not be <o:p></o:p></pre><pre>resolved. <o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>The Registrars’ NT disagrees. To be clear, this is NOT the outcome that <o:p></o:p></pre><pre>registrars wanted, and they remain ready and willing to continue negotiations.<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>Prior to the Toronto ICANN meeting (October 2012), all parties acknowledged <o:p></o:p></pre><pre>that they were very close to agreement on all remaining issues. The process <o:p></o:p></pre><pre>appeared to be reaching a favorable conclusion and when ICANN CEO Fadi Chehadé <o:p></o:p></pre><pre>communicated his desire to have RAA negotiations wrapped up by the end of 2012, <o:p></o:p></pre><pre>registrars felt it was an ambitious timeframe, but one worth pursuing for the <o:p></o:p></pre><pre>benefit of all parties.<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>When negotiations finally resumed in February 2013 much to the surprise of <o:p></o:p></pre><pre>registrars, the few remaining issues were not the only items under discussion. <o:p></o:p></pre><pre>ICANN staff presented a list of 10 brand new items for inclusion in the <o:p></o:p></pre><pre>agreement, under the pretext of enhancing the “public interest.” Furthermore, <o:p></o:p></pre><pre>these new items came along with an arbitrary deadline and decision to link the <o:p></o:p></pre><pre>2013 RAA to the new gTLD timeline.<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>Among these new demands was a Registrant Rights and Responsibilities document <o:p></o:p></pre><pre>(R3), a temporary privacy accreditation program and a requirement that <o:p></o:p></pre><pre>registrars accept and implement recommendations of the WHOIS Expert Working <o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Group, which had yet to be formed and whose work is just beginning.<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>Although registrars were surprised by these new demands, registrars worked in <o:p></o:p></pre><pre>good faith with ICANN to accommodate its intentions. For example, registrars <o:p></o:p></pre><pre>consulted with their members to fine-tune the R3 document to make it easier to <o:p></o:p></pre><pre>understand and readily translatable in other languages. <o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>Some of the other new items for inclusion transcend the RAA and could affect <o:p></o:p></pre><pre>the entirety of the multi-stakeholder model. For example, ICANN insisted on <o:p></o:p></pre><pre>including a proposed Revocation (or “blow up”) Clause that would have given <o:p></o:p></pre><pre>them the ability to unilaterally terminate all registrar accreditations. After <o:p></o:p></pre><pre>major pushback, ICANN staff relented and in its place proposed giving the ICANN <o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Board the ability to unilaterally amend the RAA. This is identical to what <o:p></o:p></pre><pre>ICANN inserted into the proposed new gTLD registry agreement–a clause met with <o:p></o:p></pre><pre>strong opposition not only from the Registry Stakeholder Group but from the <o:p></o:p></pre><pre>broader ICANN community.<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>The effect of such a clause in the primary agreements between ICANN and its <o:p></o:p></pre><pre>commercial stakeholders would be devastating to the bottom-up, <o:p></o:p></pre><pre>multi-stakeholder model. First, it will effectively mean the end of the GNSO’s <o:p></o:p></pre><pre>PDP, as the Board will become the central arena for all controversial issues, <o:p></o:p></pre><pre>not the community. Second, it creates an imbalance of authority in the ICANN <o:p></o:p></pre><pre>model, with no limits on the scope or frequency of unilateral amendments, and <o:p></o:p></pre><pre>no protections for registrars and more important registrants.<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>In addition to the new items for inclusion there was a surprise announcement <o:p></o:p></pre><pre>that all new gTLD registries must only use registrars that have signed the 2013 <o:p></o:p></pre><pre>RAA, a transparent effort by ICANN to arbitrarily link the new gTLD program to <o:p></o:p></pre><pre>the outcome of RAA negotiations. This requirement would create separate <o:p></o:p></pre><pre>“classes” or “levels” of registrars, which is unprecedented in the DNS <o:p></o:p></pre><pre>industry. There can and must be only one meaning of “ICANN-Accredited.”<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>All of the items that have been agreed to over the past 18 months would, by <o:p></o:p></pre><pre>themselves, produce an RAA that is vastly improved over the current 2009 <o:p></o:p></pre><pre>version. If adopted, that RAA would significantly raise performance <o:p></o:p></pre><pre>requirements for every ICANN accredited registrar and bring dramatic <o:p></o:p></pre><pre>improvements to the domain name ecosystem. Nearly all of the Law Enforcement <o:p></o:p></pre><pre>requests that were endorsed by the GAC have been included, as well as the major <o:p></o:p></pre><pre>items that were requested by the GNSO are included in that RAA. That RAA would <o:p></o:p></pre><pre>bring registrant verification. That RAA would bring enhanced compliance tools.<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>Registrars must emphasize that the key differences between that RAA and the one <o:p></o:p></pre><pre>currently proposed by ICANN are not issues raised by Law Enforcement, GAC or <o:p></o:p></pre><pre>the GNSO but by ICANN staff. <o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>It now moves to the greater ICANN community to review these competing draft <o:p></o:p></pre><pre>RAAs, and registrars look forward to those public discussions. We welcome <o:p></o:p></pre><pre>engagement with all stakeholders on the new 2013 RAA, and what it means for <o:p></o:p></pre><pre>registrars, registrants, and the management of the DNS as a whole.<o:p></o:p></pre></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><h1><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="https://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/proposed-raa-07mar13-en.htm"><span class=Titre1Car><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:windowtext;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none'>https://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/proposed-raa-07mar13-en.htm</span></span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br>Proposed 2013 RAA Posted for Comment</span><o:p></o:p></h1><p class=MsoNormal><span class=fieldset-legend><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Comment / Reply Periods (*)</span></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Comment Open Date: </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=date-display-single><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>7 March 2013</span></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Comment Close Date: </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=date-display-single><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>28 March 2013 - 23:59 UTC</span></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Reply Open Date: </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=date-display-single><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>29 March 2013</span></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Reply Close Date: </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=date-display-single><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>19 April 2013 - 23:59 UTC</span></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=fieldset-legend><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Important Information Links</span></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="https://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-2-07mar13-en.htm"><span lang=EN-US>Public Comment Announcement</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="mailto:comments-proposed-raa-07mar13@icann.org"><span lang=EN-US>To Submit Your Comments (Forum)</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://forum.icann.org/lists/comments-proposed-raa-07mar13/"><span lang=EN-US>View Comments Submitted</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=fieldset-legend><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Brief Overview</span></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Originating Organization: </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>ICANN</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Categories/Tags: </span><o:p></o:p></p><ul type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Contracted Party Agreements</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Purpose (Brief): </span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>ICANN is seeking public comments on a Proposed 2013 Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA), particularly on areas where ICANN and the Registrar Negotiating Team have not been able to reach agreement in principle. This represents the first time in the nearly 18 months of negotiations that community comment is formally sought on this document.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Current Status: </span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>ICANN and the Registrar Negotiating Team commenced negotiation on amendments to the RAA in October 2011. While the documents posted today show many areas of agreement, there are differences between the ICANN and Registrar positions are highlighted. In addition, further discussion is still ongoing regarding some of the specifications to the agreement.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Next Steps: </span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>After review of the comment received, the proposed 2013 RAA will be reviewed to determine if further changes are warranted. In addition, ICANN and the Registrar NT are likely to continue discussions regarding the areas where the specifications remain open. The ultimate goal is to have a 2013 RAA completed and approved in the near future.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Staff Contact: </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Samantha Eisner, Senior Counsel</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="mailto:samantha.eisner@icann.org?subject=More%20information%20on%20the%20Proposed%202013%20RAA%20Posted%20for%20Comment%20public%20comment%20period"><span lang=EN-US>Email Staff Contact</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=fieldset-legend><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Detailed Information</span></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Section I: Description, Explanation, and Purpose: </span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>After nearly 18 months of negotiations, ICANN is posting a new version of the proposed 2013 Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA) for public comment.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The Registrar Negotiating Team (NT) has continued to engage in good faith negotiations to understand ICANN's perspective with respect to the outstanding issues, and to share the often divergent positions within the Registrar Stakeholder Group. Recently, additional revisions were proposed by ICANN's Negotiating Team stemming from the call by ICANN's CEO, Fadi Chehadé, to work to improve the image of the domain industry and to protect registrants through a further updated contractual framework. The Registrar NT considered each of these new issues, and worked towards finding solutions where appropriate. The RAA posted today reflects hard-fought concessions on many of key issues raised throughout the negotiations, and highlights issues remaining in order for the final 2013 RAA agreement to be reached.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Throughout the RAA and its Specifications, there are portions where two versions of draft text appear side by side. These highlight areas where ICANN and the Registrars have not been able to reach agreement in principle on an issue, therefore both positions are provided for comment. Unless otherwise noted, the remainder of the document reflects agreements in principle among ICANN and the Registrar NT.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>A fuller discussion of the status of negotiations and areas of difference is available in </span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="https://www.icann.org/en/resources/registrars/raa/memo-07mar13-en.pdf"><span lang=EN-US>ICANN's RAA Posting Memorandum</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> [PDF, 66 KB].</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Section II: Background: </span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The current round of negotiations over the RAA began in October 2011. ICANN and the Registrar Negotiation Team have presented updates to the community at each of ICANN's public meetings since that time. Information on the history of the negotiations, including previously released documentation, is available at the community wiki at </span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="https://community.icann.org/display/RAA/Negotiations+Between+ICANN+and+Registrars+to+Amend+the+Registrar+Accreditation+Agreement"><span lang=EN-US>https://community.icann.org/display/RAA/Negotiations+Between+ICANN+and+Registrars+to+Amend+the+Registrar+Accreditation+Agreement</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>. This includes the group of documents posted in June 2012, which demonstrated the progress to date in the negotiations.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Section III: Document and Resource Links: </span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>There are multiple documents for review as part of this posting. The new RAA is anticipated to be a base document with a series of specifications attached. This posting includes all documents that are currently anticipated to be part of the 2013 a. As noted above, a fuller discussion of the status of negotiations and areas of difference is available in </span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="https://www.icann.org/en/resources/registrars/raa/memo-07mar13-en.pdf"><span lang=EN-US>ICANN's RAA Posting Memorandum</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> [PDF, 66 KB].</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The base RAA documents:</span><o:p></o:p></p><ul type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo2'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="https://www.icann.org/en/resources/registrars/raa/proposed-agreement-07mar13-en.pdf"><span lang=EN-US>Proposed 2013 RAA, Annotated to Show Differences Between ICANN and Registrar Positions</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> [PDF, 281 KB]</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo2'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="https://www.icann.org/en/resources/registrars/raa/proposed-agreement-03jun12-redline-07mar13-en.pdf"><span lang=EN-US>Redline showing changes between Proposed 2013 RAA and the June 2012 RAA Posting</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> [PDF, 205 KB]</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo2'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="https://www.icann.org/en/resources/registrars/raa/proposed-agreement-2009-redline-07mar13-en.pdf"><span lang=EN-US>Redline showing changes between Proposed 2013 RAA and the 2009 RAA</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> [PDF, 259 KB]</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo2'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>A </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="https://www.icann.org/en/resources/registrars/raa/proposed-agreement-summary-changes-07mar13-en.pdf"><span lang=EN-US>Summary of Changes from the June 2012 RAA Posting</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> [PDF, 268 KB] is also available.</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The Specifications and Addendums:</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>For the Consensus and Temporary Policy Specification, the Data Retention Specification, and the Whois Accuracy Program Specification, each is available in annotated format to show where differences remain with the registrars, as well as redlines showing the differences in the documents from the 2012 posting.</span><o:p></o:p></p><ul type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="https://www.icann.org/en/resources/registrars/raa/proposed-consensus-temporary-policy-07mar13-en.pdf"><span lang=EN-US>Proposed Consensus and Temporary Policy Specification, Annotated to Show Differences Between ICANN and Registrar Positions</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> [PDF, 121 KB]</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="https://www.icann.org/en/resources/registrars/raa/proposed-consensus-temporary-policy-redline-07mar13-en.pdf"><span lang=EN-US>Redline showing changes between to the Consensus and Temporary Policy Specification and the June 2012 Version</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> [PDF, 95 KB]</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="https://www.icann.org/en/resources/registrars/raa/proposed-data-retention-07mar13-en.pdf"><span lang=EN-US>Proposed Data Retention Specification, Annotated to Show Differences Between ICANN and Registrar Positions</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> [PDF, 113 KB]</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="https://www.icann.org/en/resources/registrars/raa/proposed-data-retention-redline-07mar13-en.pdf"><span lang=EN-US>Redline showing changes between to the Data Retention Specification and the June 2012 Version</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> [PDF, 118 KB]</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="https://www.icann.org/en/resources/registrars/raa/proposed-whois-accuracy-07mar13-en.pdf"><span lang=EN-US>Proposed Whois Accuracy Program Specification, Annotated to Show Differences Between ICANN and Registrar Positions</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> [PDF, 116 KB]</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="https://www.icann.org/en/resources/registrars/raa/proposed-whois-accuracy-redline-07mar13-en.pdf"><span lang=EN-US>Redline showing changes between to the Whois Accuracy Program Specification and the June 2012 Version</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> [PDF, 142 KB]</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>For the remaining specifications to the RAA, the versions below are provided as ICANN's latest proposal. The Registrar Negotiation Team is still considering each of these specifications:</span><o:p></o:p></p><ul type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo4'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="https://www.icann.org/en/resources/registrars/raa/proposed-registrant-rights-responsibilities-07mar13-en.pdf"><span lang=EN-US>Proposed Registrant Rights and Responsibilities Specification</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> [PDF, 48 KB]</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo4'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="https://www.icann.org/en/resources/registrars/raa/proposed-privacy-proxy-07mar13-en.pdf"><span lang=EN-US>ICANN Proposed Specification on Proxy/Privacy Services</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> [PDF, 70 KB]</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo4'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="https://www.icann.org/en/resources/registrars/raa/proposed-additional-operation-07mar13-en.pdf"><span lang=EN-US>ICANN Proposed Additional Registrar Operation Specification</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> [PDF, 78 KB]</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo4'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="https://www.icann.org/en/resources/registrars/raa/proposed-registrar-information-07mar13-en.pdf"><span lang=EN-US>ICANN Proposed Registrar Information Specification</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> [PDF, 76 KB]</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo4'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="https://www.icann.org/en/resources/registrars/raa/proposed-whois-07mar13-en.pdf"><span lang=EN-US>ICANN Proposed Whois Specification</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> [PDF, 160 KB]</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo4'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="https://www.icann.org/en/resources/registrars/raa/proposed-compliance-certificate-07mar13-en.pdf">ICANN Proposed Compliance Certificate</a> [PDF, 64 KB]</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo4'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="https://www.icann.org/en/resources/registrars/raa/proposed-transition-addendum-07mar13-en.pdf"><span lang=EN-US>ICANN Proposed Transition Addendum </span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>[PDF, 63 KB]</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Section IV: Additional Information: </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>None</span><o:p></o:p></p><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><hr size=3 width="100%" align=center></span></div><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>(*) Comments submitted after the posted Close Date/Time are not guaranteed to be considered in any final summary, analysis, reporting, or decision-making that takes place once this period lapses.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR'>Glen de Saint Géry </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR'>GNSO Secretariat </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR'><a href="mailto:gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org">gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org</a> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR'><a href="http://gnso.icann.org">http://gnso.icann.org</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p 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