22 Describe proposed measures for protection of geographic names at the second and other levels in the applied-for gTLD

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22 Proposed measures for protection of country and geographical names at the second and other levels in “.公司”

22.1 Overview

Based on the suggestions given by the Goverment Advisory Committee of ICANN (GAC) on geographical names at the second and other levels, China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC) formulated, in accordance with the ISO 3166-1 standard and ICANN’s rules on country and geographical name protection in the New gTLD Application Guidebook, a list of reserved country and geographical names and policies thereof on release such names for registration. CNNIC is committed to reserve those geographical names initially as required by GAC.

Concurrently, in view of the interests of the Chinese language community as well as other communities, in addition to the country and territory names listed on ISO 3166-1, CNNIC will also initially reserve, according to ʺChinese Geographic Name Pinyin and Alphabetical Translation Standardʺ and ʺ General Foreign Geographic Names Translation Standardsʺ provided by Chinese Geographic Name Council, the country and geographic names listed in ISO 3166-2 and their Chinese translation, the World Heritage List and their Chinese translation, the Chinese names of county-level cities or above level territories in P.R. China and the alphabetical format of prefecture-level cities or above level territories in P.R. China. CNNIC has also formulated policies on release such geographical names available for registration.

22.2 Policies on the Protection of Geographical Names Based on the Suggestion of GAC

22.2.1 Reserved Geographical Names as Required in the Application Guide Book

CNNIC will initially reserve the names as following:

(1) The short form (in English) of all country and territory names contained on the ISO 3166-1 list, as updated from time to time, including the European Union; and

(2) the United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names, Technical Reference Manual for the Standardization of Geographical Names, Part III Names of Countries of the World; and

(3) the United Nations member states in 6 official United Nations languages prepared by the Working Group on Country Names of the United Nations Conference on the Standardization of Geographical Names.

CNNIC will reserve the domain names that are in complete accord with the country and territory names above. Therefore prospective registrant shall be initially unable to register the names above. Clear notice on WHOIS will be provided to prospective registrants for registration queries.

22.2.2 Policies on Reserved Country Geographical Names Release

Reserved country and geographical domain names shall be made only available for registration upon agreement made by applicable government(s). CNNIC proposes the release of these names subject to the review of ICANN’s GAC, and approval by ICANN. The specific steps of which are as follows:

(1) The domain name to be registered and information of the prospective registrant (designated beneficiary) shall be reported to the GAC Secretariat by the relevant governments for approval;

(2)After approval, the GAC Secretariat shall notify CNNIC the geographic names subject to release and its designated beneficiary;

(3) The registrant submits the application to a registrar accredited by CNNIC for registration of the domain name. The application materials shall include documentations as following:

*Domain name registration application form with an organizational stamp;

*Proof of establishment of the organizational registrant;

*Personal identification of the registration contact person;

*Other documentations issued by relevant parties for release of reserved domain names;

(4) The registrar forwards the above material to CNNIC.

(5)After verification process, CNNIC will release the domain name to the database of the registrar. If the registration application does not get approved, CNNIC will notify the registrar about the reason of declination. The process of verification shall be finished within 3 days since CNNIC receives the application material.

22.3 Policies on the Additional Protection of Geographical Names

22.3.1 Additional Reserved Geographical Names

CNNIC has instituted a list of reserved names in addition to ICANN’s suggestion of reserved country and geographic names in order to protect the rights of Chinese language community and mitigate the chances of potential domain name abuse. The translation between Chinese geographic name and alphabetical geographic name follows the standards provided by Chinese Geographic Name Council, including ʺChinese Geographic Name Pinyin and Alphabetical Translation Standardʺ and ʺ General Foreign Geographic Names Translation Standardsʺ. The names are as following:

(1)Geographical names in the World Heritage List in English and their translation in Chinese;

(2)The translations in Chinese of the geographical names in the ISO3166-1;

(3)The translations in Chinese of the capitals of countries and regions in the ISO3166-2 list;

(4) The Chinese Alphabetical names of provinces, cities and states in the ISO3166-2 list;

(5)The Chinese names of county-level administrative territories and the alphabetical and Chinese names of county-level above administrative territories in China. (according to “Regulations on Geographical Names of People’s Republic of China”).

CNNIC will reserve the domain names that are in complete accord with the country and territory names above. Therefore prospective registrant shall be unable to register the names above. Clear notice on Whois will be provided to prospective registrants for registration queries.

22.3.2 Policies on Additionally Reserved Country and Geographical Names Release

All the additionally reserved geographical names subject to release for registration shall be verified by CNNIC. The steps are as following:

(1) The domain name to be registered and relevant information of the prospective registrant (designated beneficiary) shall be reported to relevant governments for approval;

(2) The government shall verify the applicant and notify CNNIC of the name subject to release;

(3) The registrant submits the application to a registrar accredited by CNNIC for registration of the domain name. The application materials shall include documentations as following:

*Domain name registration application form with an organizational stamp;

*Proof of establishment of the organizational registrant;

*Proof of personal identification of the registration contact person;

*Other documentations issued by relevant parties for release of reserved domain names;

(4) The registrar forwards the above material to CNNIC.

(5) After verification process conducted by CNNIC, CNNIC will release the domain name to the database of the registrar. If the registration application does not get approved, CNNIC will notify the registrar about the reason of declination. The process of verification shall be finished within 3 days since CNNIC receives the application material.

22.4 String Contention and Dispute Resolution Policy

All registration of the reserved domain names shall be completed on the basis of first-come⁄first serve upon approval by governments and ICANN. Any dispute arising from there shall be resolved by reference to the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy.

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