The Repository for Registrars (Pilot) is launched by the ICANN APAC regional office and can also be accessed via the following link: https://go.icann.org/registrar-repository. This is to complement our capacity-development efforts aimed at helping registrars better understand ICANN’s policy requirements. 

This initiative was started based on community’s request for an easy-to-understand summary of requirements, dedicated for ICANN registrars. The current repository covers the following: 

• WHOIS Related Requirements －English | 中文｜日本語｜한국어
• Transfer Policy (Effective as of 1 December 2016) － English | 中文｜日本語｜한국어
• Specification on Privacy and Proxy Registrations (Incorporated in 2013 RAA) － English | 中文｜日本語｜한국어

• Expired Registration Recovery Policy (ERRP) and Expired Domain Deletion Policy (EDDP)－ English

• Uniform Domain-Name Dispute-Resolution Policy (UDRP) Administrative Proceedings － English

The published content may be updated according to new policy implementations and feedback received. More content will also be included over time. Should you have any comments that can help us improve the repository, please send them to apachub@icann.org.

For further questions on the contents, please contact registrar@icann.org. 

Note: The documents above provide a summary of registrar requirements related to the specifications or policies as stated in the links set out below. The summarization of terms within these documents do not override or replace the terms set forth within the stated specifications or policies. Please refer to the full text of the agreements, specifications and policies to review and understand the requirements for registrars.

This is a pilot information repository page for Registrars. The information contained in this repository are extracts of the full policies/requirements, and are put together for the purpose of capacity development for Registrars.  They act as a supplement to the actual policies, and will be updated from time to time. To implement the full requirements, and for the latest policy information, please always refer to the relevant policy page.

Content

• Registration Data Directory Service (WHOIS) Specification – incorporated in 2013RAA

https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/approved-with-specs-2013-09-17-en#WHOIS

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https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/registry-agreement-raa-rdds-2015-04-27-en

• Additional WHOIS Information Policy (AWIP, effective as of 31 January 2016)

http://www.icann.org/resources/pages/policy-awip-2014- 07-02-en  

• WHOIS Accuracy Program Specification (WAPS) – incorporated in 2013RAA

https://www.icann.org/en/resources/registrars/raa/approved-with-specs-27jun13-en.htm#WHOIS-accuracy

• WHOIS Advisory: Clarifications to the 2013 Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA) WHOIS Accuracy Specification – (effective as of – 16 November 2015)

https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/raa-WHOIS-accuracy-2015-11-16-en