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<p class="MsoNormal">Hi all,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I wanted to float some suggestions for feedback for dealing with the language we discussed on Wednesday’s call. For clarity, the purple highlighted text is where I am proposing edits.
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Demonstrate the requirement of representativeness OR of non anti-competitive behaviour.
<o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2">For “representativeness”, applicants must demonstrate that the applicant represents all or a significant part of the businesses (or has their agreement) in the industry or grouping
related to the closed generic term. <o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2">For “non anti-competitive behaviour”, applicants must commit that its use of this closed generic gTLD
<span style="background:fuchsia;mso-highlight:fuchsia">will be consistent with principles of competitive neutrality, non-discrimination and transparency.</span><o:p></o:p></li></ol>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">To be clear, I am not objecting to the concept, and I am very much on board with applicants committing they will not use the TLD in a non anti-competitive manner. My concern is the phrasing of “principles of competitive neutrality”. It
is too nebulous to have any real meaning for applicants. I am also nervous about using the phrase competitive advantage, as this is a term that does not always indicate anti-competitive behaviour. I have set out some alternative suggestions to the highlighted
purple:<o:p></o:p></p>
<ol style="margin-top:0cm" start="1" type="1">
<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1">Will not be used to engage in: exclusive dealing, collusion, preventing third parties from supplying or offering to supply goods or services, or otherwise controlling, limiting, or
restricting the supply of goods or services. <o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1">Substitute the purple section with the principles of competitive neutrality. If this is an option to explore, could GAC participants please share the principles they have in mind?<o:p></o:p></li></ol>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">For the non-discrimination and transparency language, I likewise have two suggestions.<o:p></o:p></p>
<ol style="margin-top:0cm" start="1" type="1">
<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">Strike the language completely as it is redundant. The concepts are already in the
<a href="https://newgtlds.icann.org/sites/default/files/agreements/agreement-approved-31jul17-en.pdf">
Base Registry Agreement</a> in Specification 11 3(c) (see page 98).<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">Move non-discrimination and transparency somewhere in the Contracting & Post-Delegation element.
<o:p></o:p></li></ol>
<p class="MsoNormal">My personal preference is for option 1. <o:p></o:p></p>
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