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<p class="MsoNormal">Following yesterday’s discussion of Recommendation 4.4, the leadership team proposed some edits to 4.4.3.1.1 and 4.4.3.1.2, in addition to the redlines already discussed on the call. These new edits mainly intend to convey that if a primary
gTLD string has successfully completed evaluation, its application (including the applied-for variant label(s) if any), would not be disqualified by a newly field IDN ccTLD request. The reverse holds true as well.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Please see below the proposed clean text for 4.4.3.1.1 and 4.4.3.1.2:
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<i>4.4.3.1.1 An applied-for primary gTLD string that has successfully completed all relevant evaluation stages, including dispute resolution and string contention, if applicable, and is eligible for entry into a registry agreement will be considered complete,
and therefore that gTLD application (primary gTLD string and applied-for variant label(s), if applicable) would not be disqualified by a newly-filed IDN ccTLD request.
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<i>4.4.3.1.2 A requested primary IDN ccTLD request that is validated will be considered complete and therefore that IDN ccTLD request (primary IDN ccTLD string and requested variant label(s), if applicable) would not be disqualified by a newly-filed gTLD application.<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">You may review the other redlines for 4.4 directly on the google doc (pp.45-47):
<a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dH7hAtKAuLqMoVftRRvk9JSSlWQOjLuBS_PsTEVWq2A/edit">
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dH7hAtKAuLqMoVftRRvk9JSSlWQOjLuBS_PsTEVWq2A/edit</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Please be so kind to share any comment or question for Rec 4.4 before next week’s call on 12 October. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Ariel <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Ariel Xinyue Liang</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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