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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><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="https://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-28feb13-en.htm">https://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-28feb13-en.htm</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><h1><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Implementation of Expired Registration Recovery Policy<o:p></o:p></span></h1><p class=MsoNormal><span class=date-display-single><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>28 February 2013</span></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>ICANN is pleased to announce the implementation of the </span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="https://www.icann.org/en/resources/registrars/consensus-policies/errp"><span lang=EN-US>Expired Registration Recovery Policy ("ERRP")</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>. This policy was developed from the Generic Name Supporting Organization ("GNSO")'s Post Expiration Domain Name Recovery ("PEDNR") recommendations, which were adopted by ICANN's Board of Directors on 28 October 2011. The policy was drafted in consultation with the GNSO's PEDNR Implementation Review Team and was posted for public comment on 11 October 2012.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The ERRP is expected to promote better understanding of registrants' options and help alleviate common issues related to the expiration of gTLD registrations. This policy is intended to help align registrant expectations with registrar practices by establishing certain minimum communications requirements and making renewal and redemption of domain name registrations uniformly available in prescribed circumstances. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Some of the most notable provisions of the ERRP include the following </span><a name=note1 id=note1></a><a href="https://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-28feb13-en.htm#foot1"><sup><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>i</span></sup></a><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>:<o:p></o:p></span></p><ol start=1 type=1><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>To help prevent unintended non-renewal of domain name registrations, registrars will be required to notify registered name holders of the expiration of their registrations at least two times: approximately one month prior to the expiration date and, again, approximately one week prior to the expiration date.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>All gTLD registries must offer a Redemption Grace Period of 30 days immediately following the deletion of a registration. (Sponsored gTLDs are exempt, and not required to offer a Redemption Grace Period.) During the Redemption Grace Period, the registrant must be permitted by its registrar to restore the deleted registration.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>To promote consumer choice and awareness, registrars must make their renewal and redemption fees reasonably available to registered name holders and prospective registered name holders at the time of registration of a domain name.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>As in the past, registrars may delete registrations at any time after they expire, subject to applicable consensus policies and provisions of the </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="https://www.icann.org/en/resources/registrars/raa/ra-agreement-21may09-en.htm"><span lang=EN-US>Registrar Accreditation Agreement</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>. However, the ERRP requires that resolution of the domain name be interrupted for a period of time after expiration, but before deletion, of the name to help make the registrant aware of the expiration of its name. Additionally, any parking page hosted by the registrar at the expired domain name must include or point to renewal instructions.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ol><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>All ICANN-accredited registrars and gTLD registries are required to comply with the Expired Registration Recovery Policy by no later than <strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>31 August 2013</span></strong>. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Consistent with the recommendations of the GNSO's PEDNR Working Group, ICANN is in the process of developing educational materials in consultation with interested stakeholders to help the community better understand this policy and how it applies to them.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>A link to the ERRP can be found here: </span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="https://www.icann.org/en/resources/registrars/consensus-policies/errp"><span lang=EN-US>http://www.icann.org/en/resources/registrars/consensus-policies/errp</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><hr size=3 width="100%" align=center></span></div><p><a name=foot1 id=foot1></a><a href="https://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-28feb13-en.htm#note1"><sup><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>i</span></sup></a><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The actual language of the ERRP is binding on ICANN-accredited registrars and gTLD registries, not the summary provided here.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR'>Glen de Saint Géry <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR'>GNSO Secretariat <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR'><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:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR'><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>