Issue

According to the Applicant Guidebook all country and territory names (listed on ISO 3166-1 list) in all languages are excluded from the first round of new gTLD applications. The ccNSO will seek support for extension of the this rule for second and consecutive rounds, until a policy framework has been developed on how to deal with Country and Territory names as TLD’s. 

Summary

The ccNSO Council has adopted the two recommendations from the ccNSO Study on use of country and territory names as TLD’s:

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The chair of the ccNSO is requested to submit the recommendation to the ICANN Board of Directors after the relevant SO’s and AC’s have been informed and invited to participate in the envisioned cross-community working group. 

ALAC Engagement Opportunity Status

Individual members of the GAC were observers in the Study Group as observers and could provide feedback and input. The GAC will be invited to participate in the cross-community working group is a manner that it deems appropriate, if at all.  The GAC will be requested to support extension of exclusion of country and territory names for the second and consecutive rounds, until the cross-community WG has provided its advice to the participating SO’s and AC’s.

Additional Information

• Final Report Study Group on use of country and territory names as TLD’s 
• Study Group Charter

ALAC Related Documents

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