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ICANN-accredited registrars and ICANN commenced a series of direct bilateral negotiations to amend and update the current Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA) in November, 2011. The next negotiations meeting is scheduled to take place on 15 February 2012.

A [Status Report on the RAA Negotiations |^raa-negotiations-progress-report-01mar12-en1.pdf]was announcec on the ICANN website on 2 March 2012, at  http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-01mar12-en.htm.    This Status Report is to be discussed in Costa Rica.   For more information on the Costa Rica Meeting schedule, please refer to:

http://costarica43.icann.org/full-schedule

Negotiation Goals/Objectives  

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• The law enforcement RAA recommendations, including as formulated by law enforcement in its proposed code of conduct;
• The “High Priority” recommendations from the joint GNSO/ALAC RAA Drafting Team’s Final Report (see Final Report);
• To the extent time permits, the  “Medium Priority” recommendations from the joint GNSO/ALAC RAA Drafting Team’s Final Report;
• Other topics that would advance the goals of registrant protection, DNS stability, and increased predictability for all stakeholders.

Communication and Transparency of the Negotiations  

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Background

In 2009, the GNSO Council embarked on a collaborative process with the At Large Advisory Committee regarding the RAA.  As part of this process, a joint GNSO/ALAC drafting team was formed (known as the RAA Drafting Team or, “RAA DT”) to consider various proposals for improvements to the RAA. The RAA DT reviewed proposals from the law enforcement community, the Intellectual Property Constituency, as well as other stakeholders.  The RAA DT published a Final Report on 18 October, 2010, that identified potential topics to be addressed in an amended RAA.  The RAA DT also propose several  next steps for the GNSO Council to consider in determining whether to recommend a new form of RAA.   

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