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Policy Track Issues & Charter Questions (CQ)

Policy Track Issues

Charter Questions

Charter Questions Discussed with CPWG #EPDP Draft Recs / IG Status

A. Consistent definition and technical utilization of RZ-LGR

  • a1: RZ-LGR as  sole authoritative source
  • a2: Any standing of self-identified variants
  • a3: Any challenge process to RZ-LGR variant dispositions
  • a4: Where script of application not supported by RZ-LGR
  • a5: Any ceiling value for variant allocation 
  • a6: Impact of possible non-full backward compatibility of future version of RZ-LGR on existing delegations
  • a7: Allowing single character IDNs
  • a8: Catch-all
  • a9: TLD label statuses (taxonomy)
  • a10: TLD label statuses (changes)
  • a1, a2, a3 on 24 Nov 2021, 1 & 8 Dec 2021
  • a4, a5, a6, a7 on 2 Feb 2022
  • a5, a6 on 2 Mar 2022
  • a8 has been parked since it's a catch-all question
  • a9, a10 are pending
  • Stable: a1, a2, a4
  • 2nd reading: a5, a6
  • Pending: a7, a9, a10
  • Parked: a3, a8

B. IDN Variant TLD Management: "Same entity" at the top-level

  • b1
, b2, b3, b4, b4a, b5
  • : Same entity top level
  • b2: Same entity back end
  • b3: Any additional requirements beyond b1 and b2
  • b4: Process to obtain variant labels
  • b4a: Role of "withheld for the same entity"
  • b5: Extension of restrictions on community, brand to variant labels
  • b1, b2, b3, b4 + db1 on 16 Mar 2022
  • b4a, b5 are pending
  • Stable: 
  • Pending: b1, b2, b3
  • Parked: 

C. IDN Variant TLD Management: "Same entity" at the second-level

c1, c2, c3, c3a, c4, c5, c6



D. Adjustments in registry agreement, registry service, registry transition process, and other processes/procedures related to the domain name lifecycle

d1a, d1b,
  • d1: Legal framework
  • d1a: Registry Agreement
  • d1b: 'Application' for future variant TLDs
  • d2, d3, d4, d5, d6, d6a, d7, d7a, d8
  • d1a + d1b on 23 Mar 2022

E. Adjustments to objection process, string similarity review, string contention resolution, reserved strings, and other policies and procedures:

  • e1
, e2, e3, e3a, e4, e5, e6, e7
  • : Role of "withheld for the same entity"
  • e2: Criteria for objection
  • e3: String similarity (scope)
  • e3a: String similarity (consequences)
  • e4: String contention resolution
  • e5: Reserved strings
  • e6:  2-character Latin IDN TLDs
  • e7: Catch-all (same entity - top level)


F. Adjustments to registration dispute resolution procedures and trademark protection mechanismsf1, f2

G. Process to update the IDN Implementation Guidelinesg1, g1a

2021 Deliberations

  • This EPDP Team has its first meeting on 11 Aug 2021 and have been meeting nearly every week, on Thursdays at 13:30 UTC.
  • The ALAC Team provided regular verbal updates to CPWG especially whenever there were some developments in the deliberations of this EPDP. 
  • In particular, the ALAC Team, presented:

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