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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.

2023-06-20-Registry Voluntary Commitments (RVCs) / Public Interest Commitments (PICs) in New gTLDs

Topics Discussed: Public Interest Commitment

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2023-06-20-Registry Voluntary Commitments (RVCs) / Public Interest Commitments (PICs) in New gTLDs

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2023-06-20-Registry Voluntary Commitments (RVCs) / Public Interest Commitments (PICs) in New gTLDs

a. The GAC advises the Board:

i. To ensure that any future Registry Voluntary Commitments (RVCs) and Public Interest Commitments (PICs) are enforceable through clear contractual obligations, and that consequences for the failure to meet those obligations should be specified in the relevant agreements with Contracted Parties.

Rationale

The GAC recalls persistent GAC concerns regarding both the weak implementation of PICs applicable to gTLDs in highly-regulated sectors and the lack of clarity and effectiveness of the mechanism to resolve disputes (the Public Interest Commitments Dispute Resolution Process or PICDRP) and recommends that these issues are remedied in any subsequent rounds.