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GAC Advice

The GAC provides advice to the ICANN Board on policy matters where there may be an interaction between ICANN’s policies and various laws, international agreements and public policy objectives. GAC Advice is communicated to the ICANN Board through either a Communique or a formal piece of Correspondence.

2013-07-18-gTLDStrings

GAC Advice

Reference No. :

2013-07-18-gTLDStrings

First Delivered via :

N/A

Consenus:

Consensus met

2013-07-18-gTLDStrings

Communication

a. guangzhou (IDN in Chinese), shenzhen (IDN in Chinese), .spa and .yun

i. The GAC agrees to leave the applications below for further consideration and advises the ICANN Board:

i. Not to proceed beyond initial evaluation until the agreements between the relevant parties are reached.

        1. The applications for .spa (application number 1-1309-12524 and 1-1619-92115)
        2. The application for .yun (application number 1-1318-12524
        3. The application for .guangzhou (IDN in Chinese - application number 1-1121-22691)
        4. The application for .shenzhen (IDN in Chinese - application number 1-1121-82863)

Acknowledgement of Register Entry

Acknowledgement of Durban GAC Communique.pdf

Next Steps/Required Action

GAC to inform Board of agreements between relevant parties.

Responsible Party

GAC

Current Status/Communications Log

Board Response and Scorecard

Board Action (Accept/Disagree)

The NGPC accepts this advice. The AGB provides that 'GAC advice will not toll the processing of any application (i.e., an application will not be suspended but will continue through the stages of the application process)' (AGB § 3.1). At this time, ICANN will not proceed beyond initial evaluation of these identified strings. ICANN will allow evaluation and dispute resolution processes to go forward, but will not enter into registry agreements with applicants for the identified strings, subject to the parties having reached agreement or the GAC issuing final advice prior to the close of the ICANN Public meeting in Buenos Aires.