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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.

2013-07-18-GeoNames

GAC Advice

Reference No. :

2013-07-18-GeoNames

First Delivered via :

N/A

Consenus:

Consensus met

2013-07-18-GeoNames

Communication

a. Geographic Names

i. The GAC recommends that ICANN collaborate with the GAC in refining, for future rounds, the Applicant Guidebook with regard to the protection of terms with national, cultural, geographic and religious significance, in accordance with the 2007 GAC Principles on New gTLDs.

Acknowledgement of Register Entry

Acknowledgement of Durban GAC Communique.pdf

Current Status/Communications Log

resolutions-new-gtld-annex-1-10sep13-en.pdf

Board Action (Accept/Disagree)

The NGPC accepts this recommendation. The NGPC stands ready to hear from the GAC regarding possible refinements, for future rounds, of the Applicant Guidebook with respect to the protection of terms with national, cultural, geographic and religious significance, in accordance with the 2007 GAC Principles on New gTLDs.