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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=FR-BE link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-22apr13-en.htm">http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-22apr13-en.htm</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><h1><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Proposed Final 2013 RAA<o:p></o:p></span></h1><p class=MsoNormal><span class=fieldset-legend><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Comment / Reply Periods (*)</span></span><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"'>Comment Open Date: <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=date-display-single><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>22 April 2013</span></span><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"'>Comment Close Date: <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=date-display-single><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>13 May 2013 - 23:59 UTC</span></span><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"'>Reply Open Date: <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=date-display-single><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>14 May 2013</span></span><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"'>Reply Close Date: <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=date-display-single><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>4 June 2013 - 23:59 UTC</span></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=fieldset-legend><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Important Information Links</span></span><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"'><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-22apr13-en.htm"><span lang=EN-US>Public Comment Announcement</span></a></span><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"'><a href="mailto:comments-proposed-raa-22apr13@icann.org"><span lang=EN-US>To Submit Your Comments (Forum)</span></a></span><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"'><a href="http://forum.icann.org/lists/comments-proposed-raa-22apr13/"><span lang=EN-US>View Comments Submitted</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=fieldset-legend><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Brief Overview</span></span><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"'>Originating Organization: <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>ICANN<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Categories/Tags: <o:p></o:p></span></p><ul type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Contracted Party Agreements<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Purpose (Brief): <o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>ICANN is seeking public comments on the Proposed Final 2013 Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA). This is the culmination of 18 months of intensive negotiations.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Current Status: <o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>ICANN and the Registrar Negotiating Team commenced negotiation on amendments to the RAA in October 2011. Since the 7 March 2013 version was posted, ICANN and the Registrars (through the Registrar Negotiating Team) continued to reach agreement on the proposed text of the 2013 RAA, which is now posted for community comment.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Next Steps: <o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>After review of the comment received, the Proposed Final 2013 RAA will be reviewed to determine if further changes are warranted. Input on the areas that have changed since the 7 March 2013 posting will be of particular help.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Staff Contact: <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Samantha Eisner, Senior Counsel<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="mailto:samantha.eisner@icann.org?subject=More%20information%20on%20the%20Proposed%20Final%202013%20RAA%20public%20comment%20period"><span lang=EN-US>Email Staff Contact</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=fieldset-legend><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Detailed Information</span></span><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"'>Section I: Description, Explanation, and Purpose: <o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>After an extended period of negotiations, ICANN is posting a proposed 2013 Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA) for public comment.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>On 7 March 2013, ICANN posted its version of the 2013 RAA for public comment, noting some areas of disagreement between ICANN and the Registrar Negotiating Team (NT). In addition, some of the specifications posted for comment were ICANN versions only. Since the 7 March posting, the Registrar NT has engaged in frequent negotiation sessions with ICANN in order to bring to closure to all of the open negotiation topics and to consider the community comments received from the 7 March posting. As a result, at ICANN's public meeting in Beijing, ICANN and the Registrar NT announced that they had reached agreement in principle on each of the outstanding items highlighted in the March posting version. The documents posted today reflect ICANN and the Registrar NT's agreements and are the Proposed Final 2013 RAA. This proposed 2013 RAA is a cornerstone of ICANN's efforts to work to improve the image of the domain industry and to protect registrants through a further updated contractual framework. It is ICANN's intention to have the 2013 RAA completed and approved in the near future for use in the New gTLD Program.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>To allow for transparency into the proposed final version of the 2013 RAA and community input on the changes from the 7 March posting, ICANN is opening a full comment forum.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>ICANN thanks the Registrar Negotiating Team (NT) for its continued engagement in good faith negotiations on the RAA. The RAA posted today reflects hard-fought concessions on many of key issues raised throughout the negotiations.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>A fuller discussion of the status of negotiations and areas of difference is available in </span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/resources/registrars/raa/memo-22apr13-en.pdf"><span lang=EN-US>ICANN's RAA Posting Memorandum</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> [PDF, 65 KB].<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Section II: Background: <o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The current round of negotiations over the RAA began in October 2011. ICANN and the Registrar Negotiation Team have presented updates to the community at each of ICANN’s public meetings since that time. Information on the history of the negotiations, including previously released documentation, is available at the community wiki at <a href="https://community.icann.org/display/RAA/Negotiations+Between+ICANN+and+Registrars+to+Amend+the+Registrar+Accreditation+Agreement">https://community.icann.org/display/RAA/Negotiations+Between+ICANN+and+Registrars+to+Amend+the+Registrar+Accreditation+Agreement</a>. This includes the group of documents posted in June 2012, which demonstrated the progress to date in the negotiations.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Section III: Document and Resource Links: <o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>There are multiple documents for review as part of this posting. The new RAA is anticipated to be a base document with a series of specifications attached. Each specification is an integral, enforceable component of the RAA. This posting includes all documents that are currently anticipated to be part of the 2013 RAA. As noted above, a fuller discussion of the status of negotiations and areas of difference is available in </span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/resources/registrars/raa/memo-22apr13-en.pdf"><span lang=EN-US>ICANN's RAA Posting Memorandum</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> [PDF, 65 KB]. A </span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/resources/registrars/raa/le-recommendations-22apr13-en.pdf"><span lang=EN-US>summary</span></a> </span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>[PDF, 59 KB] of how the 12 law enforcement recommendations are incorporated into the RAA is also provided.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The base RAA documents:<o:p></o:p></span></p><ul type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo6'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/resources/registrars/raa/proposed-agreement-22apr13-en.pdf">Proposed 2013 RAA</a> [PDF, 311 KB]<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo6'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/resources/registrars/raa/proposed-agreement-07mar13-redline-22apr13-en.pdf"><span lang=EN-US>Redline Showing Changes Between Proposed 2013 RAA and 7 March 2013 RAA Posting</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> [PDF, 293 KB]<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo6'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/resources/registrars/raa/proposed-agreement-21may09-redline-22apr13-en.pdf"><span lang=EN-US>Redline Showing Changes Between Proposed 2013 RAA and the 2009 RAA</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> [PDF, 343 KB]<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo6'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>A </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/resources/registrars/raa/proposed-agreement-summary-changes-22apr13-en.pdf"><span lang=EN-US>Summary of Changes from the 2009 RAA</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> [PDF, 496 KB] is also available.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The Proposed Specifications and Addendums:<o:p></o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=3 cellpadding=0><tr><td rowspan=2 style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/resources/registrars/raa/proposed-consensus-temporary-policy-22apr13-en.pdf"><span lang=EN-US>Consensus and Temporary Policy Specification</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> [PDF, 90 KB] <o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/resources/registrars/raa/proposed-consensus-temporary-policy-03jun12-redline-22apr13-en.pdf"><span lang=EN-US>Redline Showing Changes from June 2012 Posting</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> [PDF, 145 KB] <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/resources/registrars/raa/proposed-consensus-temporary-policy-07mar13-redline-22apr13-en.pdf"><span lang=EN-US>Redline Showing Changes from March 2013 Posting</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> [PDF, 161 KB] <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan=2 style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/resources/registrars/raa/proposed-data-retention-22apr13-en.pdf"><span lang=EN-US>Data Retention Specification</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> [PDF, 77 KB] <o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/resources/registrars/raa/proposed-data-retention-03jun12-redline-22apr13-en.pdf"><span lang=EN-US>Redline Showing Changes from June 2012 Posting</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> [PDF, 113 KB] <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/resources/registrars/raa/proposed-data-retention-07mar13-redline-22apr13-en.pdf"><span lang=EN-US>Redline Showing Changes from March 2013 Posting</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> [PDF, 120 KB] <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan=2 style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/resources/registrars/raa/proposed-whois-accuracy-22apr13-en.pdf"><span lang=EN-US>Whois Accuracy Program Specification</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> [PDF, 86 KB] <o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/resources/registrars/raa/proposed-whois-accuracy-03jun12-redline-22apr13-en.pdf"><span lang=EN-US>Redline Showing Changes from June 2012 Posting</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> [PDF, 121 KB] <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/resources/registrars/raa/proposed-whois-accuracy-07mar13-redline-22apr13-en.pdf"><span lang=EN-US>Redline Showing Changes from March 2013 Posting</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> [PDF, 115 KB] <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/resources/registrars/raa/proposed-whois-22apr13-en.pdf">Whois SLA</a> [PDF, 93 KB] <o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/resources/registrars/raa/proposed-whois-07mar13-redline-22apr13-en.pdf"><span lang=EN-US>Redline Showing Changes from March 2013 Posting</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> [PDF, 169 KB] <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/resources/registrars/raa/proposed-privacy-proxy-22apr13-en.pdf"><span lang=EN-US>Specification on Proxy/Privacy Services</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> [PDF, 57 KB] <o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/resources/registrars/raa/proposed-privacy-proxy-07mar13-redline-22apr13-en.pdf"><span lang=EN-US>Redline Showing Changes from March 2013 Posting</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> [PDF, 110 KB] <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/resources/registrars/raa/proposed-registrant-rights-responsibilities-22apr13-en.pdf"><span lang=EN-US>Registrant Rights and Responsibilities Specification</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> [PDF, 50 KB] <o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><em><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>No changes since March 2013 posting</span></em><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/resources/registrars/raa/proposed-additional-operation-22apr13-en.pdf"><span lang=EN-US>Additional Registrar Operation Specification</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> [PDF, 73 KB] <o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><em><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>No changes since March 2013 posting</span></em><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/resources/registrars/raa/proposed-registrar-information-22apr13-en.pdf">Registrar Information Specification</a> [PDF, 64 KB] <o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/resources/registrars/raa/proposed-registrar-information-07mar13-redline-22apr13-en.pdf"><span lang=EN-US>Redline Showing Changes from March 2013 Posting</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> [PDF, 128 KB] <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/resources/registrars/raa/proposed-compliance-certificate-22apr13-en.pdf">Compliance Certificate</a> [PDF, 55 KB] <o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/resources/registrars/raa/proposed-compliance-certificate-07mar13-redline-22apr13-en.pdf"><span lang=EN-US>Redline Showing Changes from March 2013 Posting</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> [PDF, 92 KB] <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/resources/registrars/raa/proposed-transition-addendum-22apr13-en.pdf">Transition Addendum</a> [PDF, 61 KB] <o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/resources/registrars/raa/proposed-transition-addendum-07mar13-redline-22apr13-en.pdf"><span lang=EN-US>Redline Showing Changes from March 2013 Posting</span></a> </span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>[PDF, 105 KB] <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Section IV: Additional Information: <o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>A Report of the Public Comments submitted in response to the 7 March 2013 posting of the RAA is available </span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/report-comments-proposed-raa-22apr13-en.pdf"><span lang=EN-US>here</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> [PDF, 178 KB].<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 class=MsoNormal><span 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