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The '''Public Interest Commitment Dispute Resolution Procedure (PICDRP)''', created in relation to the new gTLD program, provides a dispute resolution procedure for registries in violation of the 2013 [[Registry Agreement]]'s Specification 11 or Public Interest Commitments.<ref name="overview">http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/program-status/pddrp Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)</ref> This procedure has yet to be tested.

==Specification 11 Violations==
Specification 11 outlines certain public interest criteria that must be met by all signatories of the 2013 [[RA]]. Below are some example violations of Specification 11:
*Failing to keep reports on how the registry has dealt with security threats as listed in Specification 11: "[[pharming]], [[phishing]], [[malware]], and [[Botnet Attacks|botnets]],"<ref name="ra">http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/applicants/agb/base-agreement-contracting Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)</ref>
*Failing to keep reports on technical analyses run by the registry to identify specified security threats,<ref name="ra"/>
*Using registrars that have not signed the 2013 [[Registrar Accreditation Agreement]],<ref name="ra"/>
*Failing to include in the registry's registry-registrar agreement (RRA) a clause which prohibits "Registered Name Holders from distributing malware, abusively operating botnets, phishing, [[piracy]], [[Cybersquatting|trademark or copyright infringement]], [and] fraudulent or deceptive practices,"<ref name="ra"/>
*Failing to create, publish, or follow registration policies,<ref name="ra"/> and
*Seeking to "impose eligibility criteria for registering names...that limit registrations exclusively to a single person or entity" in generic TLDs.<ref name="ra"/>

==Procedure==
*A PICDRP complaint is submitted to ICANN online; it is then reviewed initially for completeness and to ensure that the reporting party is in good standing with ICANN.<ref name="exclusions">http://www.icann.org/en/resources/compliance/picdrp Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)</ref>
*ICANN will then submit the report to the offending registry, which will have 30 days to meet with the reporting party to correct the issue.<ref name="exclusions"/><ref name="picdrp">http://www.icann.org/en/resources/registries/picdrp Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)</ref>
*If the registry does not meet with the reporting party, the complaint will go to an ICANN compliance review and standing panel. If the reporter does not meet with the registry, then the PICDRP will be closed, and ICANN will not investigate further.<ref name="picdrp"/>
*Additionally, if the reporter and registry meet but do not resolve the issue that was reported, then ICANN will be informed and will review the case.<ref name="picdrp"/>
*If ICANN decides to investigate further, it will appoint a standing panel which will deliver a decision to ICANN that the registry is either compliant or non-compliant with Specification 11 requirements within 15 days.<ref name="picdrp"/>