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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=FR link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-01mar12-en.htm">http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-01mar12-en.htm</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:17.4pt;background:white'><span class=date-display-single2><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'>1 March 2012</span></span><span lang=EN style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white'><span lang=EN style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'>In advance of the Costa Rica meeting, ICANN and the Registrar Negotiation Team have prepared a <a href="http://www.icann.org/en/resources/registrars/raa/raa-negotiations-progress-report-01mar12-en.pdf">summary of the negotiations</a> [PDF, 117 KB] on the Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA). After the Board <a href="http://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/documents/resolutions-28oct11-en.htm#7">directed ICANN and the Registrars</a> to proceed into negotiations regarding <a href="http://www.icann.org/en/resources/registrars/raa/raa-law-enforcement-recommendations-01mar12-en.pdf">recommendations by law enforcement</a> [PDF, 111 KB] and recommendations from the GNSO, negotiations proceeded at a brisk pace, with 13 negotiation sessions held to date. There are many topics where ICANN and the Registrar Negotiation Team are close to agreement on language, and even more topics where there is agreement in principle. Because of the comprehensive nature of the amendments, it is expected that all negotiated language will be posted as a unified document after further negotiation.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white'><span lang=EN style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'>The <a href="http://www.icann.org/en/resources/registrars/raa/raa-negotiations-progress-report-01mar12-en.pdf">summary chart</a> [PDF, 117 KB] released today provides information on nearly all of the items that have been raised in the negotiations, and the current status of agreement on those issues.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'>Glen de Saint Géry<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'>GNSO Secretariat<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'><a href="mailto:gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org">gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'><a href="http://gnso.icann.org">http://gnso.icann.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>