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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Sent on behalf of the WT5 Co-Leaders:
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Dear Work Track 5 members, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">This email follows up on agenda item 2 covered on last week’s WT5 call: Closure of Discussion on Additional Categories of Terms Not Included in the 2012 Applicant Guidebook (agenda, notes, recording and slides
available here: <a href="https://community.icann.org/x/f6ujBg" target="_blank" title="https://community.icann.org/x/f6ujBg">https://community.icann.org/x/f6ujBg</a>). <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">On the call, the WT discussed two proposals (see attached) that require governments to be contacted if applications are submitted for certain strings. The first proposal includes adjectival forms of country
names and other terms with geographic meaning. The second proposal focuses only on exact matches of adjectival forms of country names. Based on discussion on the call and mailing list, it appears that there is some support for and no significant opposition
to a contact requirement in the case of adjectival forms of country names. Different views were expressed on requiring government contact in the case of additional terms.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">On the call, it was discussed that one possible path forward is to have a contact requirement in the case of adjectival forms of country names and a best practice to contact governments for the additional
terms specified proposal 1. To help start discussion on whether this may achieve support from the group, sample text for such a proposal is included below. Members are encouraged to provide feedback on whether this is something they could support or accept
in principle. Exact wording can be adjusted if there appears to be sufficient support on the concept of a proposal “1.5”.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">On this week’s call, we will discuss the feedback received on the mailing list and seek to determine if either proposal 2 or a formulation of proposal 1.5 may be an acceptable path forward. The goal is to
close discussion on the topic of Additional Categories of Terms Not Included in the 2012 Applicant Guidebook this week. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Kind regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Olga Cavalli, Annebeth Lange, Javier Rúa-Jovet, Martin Sutton<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">For Discussion – Proposal 1.5</span></u></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Part A:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Affected strings</span></u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">: Exact matches of adjectival forms of country names (as set out in the ISO 3166-1 list), in the official language(s) of the country in question.
The adjectival forms of country names shall be found on the World Bank Country Names and Adjectives list (World Bank List <<a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__siteresources.worldbank.org_TRANSLATIONSERVICESEXT_Resources_CountryNamesandAdjectives.doc&d=DwMGaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=mBQzlSaM6eYCHFBU-v48zs-QSrjHB0aWmHuE4X4drzI&m=bMB3G-NujRTLfV1PRKN3jynz0SA-igAn7rLipatWVGI&s=0OREfAeXcAR4VsYcLCanwZmHAZ0OM82_pDbDVJjHItk&e=" target="_blank" title="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__siteresources.worldbank.org_TRANSLATIONSERVICESEXT_Resources_CountryNamesandAdjectives.doc&d=DwMGaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=mBQzlSaM6eYCHFBU-v48zs-QSrjHB0aWmHuE4X4drzI&m=bMB3G-Nu"><span style="color:purple">https://siteresources.worldbank.org/TRANSLATIONSERVICESEXT/Resources/CountryNamesandAdjectives.doc
[siteresources.worldbank.org]</span></a>>).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Requirement for applicants</span></u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">: Applicants will be under an obligation to contact the relevant public authorities. Said obligation to contact must be fulfilled,
at the latest, in the period between applications closing and reveal day, but an applicant may choose to notify earlier than this. Said obligation to put on notice the relevant public authorities may be performed in an automatized fashion by ICANN Org, if
the applicant so wishes.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Requirement for governments:</span></u><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"> </span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">GAC or UN Members must provide relevant
contact details of the relevant public authorities to ICANN at least three (3) months in advance of the opening of each application window.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Part B:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"><br>
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<u>Affected strings</u>: Other terms with geographic meaning, as notified by GAC Members or other UN Members to the ICANN Organization within a deadline of 12 months following the adoption of this proposal. In such notifications the interested countries must
provide the source in national law for considering the relevant term as especially protected; The list of notified terms shall be made publicly available by ICANN Org.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Best practice for applicants</span></u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">: Applicants are encouraged to consider proceeding with a voluntary notification to the relevant public authorities.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Requirement for governments</span></u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">: Interested GAC or UN Members must provide relevant contact details of the relevant public authorities to ICANN at least three (3)
months in advance of the opening of each application window.<br>
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<b>Applying to both Part A and Part B</b>:<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">No further legal effect</span></u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">: There is no further obligation whatsoever arising from these provisions and they may not be construed as requiring a letter of non-objection
from the relevant public authority. Nothing in these provisions may be construed against an applicant or ICANN Org as an admission that the applicant or ICANN Org believes that the Affected String is geographical in nature, is protected under law, or that
the relevant government has any particular right to take action against an application for the TLD consisting of the Affected String.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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