[lac-discuss-en] NGPC Scorecard of 1As Regarding Non-Safeguard Advice in the GAC Beijing Communiqué

[Natalia Enciso]

Hi, this is the relevant part from the Scorecard of 1As, as it mention
.AMAZON and .PATAGONIA.


*Sumarry of GAC ADVICE:*
In    addition    to    this    safeguard    advice,    the    GAC
has    identified    certain    gTLD    strings    where    further
GAC    consideration    may    be    warranted,    including    at
the    GAC    meetings    to    be    held    in    Durban.
Consequently,    the    GAC    advises    the    ICANN    Board    to
not    proceed    beyond    Initial    Evaluation    with    the
following    strings    :    .shenzhen    (IDN    in    Chinese),
.persiangulf,    .guangzhou    (IDN    in    Chinese),    .amazon    (and
IDNs    in    Japanese    and    Chinese),    .patagonia,    .date,
.spa,    .    yun,    .thai,    .zulu,    .wine,    .vin
    *
NGPC Response:*
The    NGPC    accepts    this    advice.    The    AGB    provides
that    "GAC    advice    will    not    toll    the    processing    of
any    application    (i.e.,    an    application    will    not    be
suspended    but    will    continue    through    the    stages    of
the    application    process)"    (AGB    §    3.1).        At    this
time,   * ICANN    will    not    proceed    beyond    initial
evaluation    *of    these    identified    strings.    In    other
words,    ICANN    *will    allow    evaluation    and    dispute
resolution    processes    to    go    forward*,    *but    will    not
enter    into    registry
agreements    with    applicants    for    the    identified    strings
for    now.        *

(Note:    community    objections    have    been    filed    with
the    International    Centre    for    Expertise    of    the    ICC
against    .PERSIANGULF,    .AMAZON,    and    .PATAGONIA.
The    application    for    .ZULU    was    withdrawn.)

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