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→gTLD-MoU Self-Regulatory Framework
* '''The Depository of the gTLD-MoU'''-will be responsible in distributing the gTLD-MOU and maintain the list of signatories. This responsibility was assigned to the ITU Sec. General.
* '''The Depository of the gTLD-MoU'''-will be responsible in distributing the gTLD-MOU and maintain the list of signatories. This responsibility was assigned to the ITU Sec. General.
* '''Policy Advisory Body (PAB)'''-will be responsible in making general policy recommendations to the Policy Oversight Committee regarding amendments to the MoU. Recommendations should be related to gTLDs and the DNS.
* '''Policy Oversight Committee (POC)'''- the decision making body of the organization. It has the authority to implement regulations for the Council of Registrars such as the number, requirements and elimination of registrars. The POC is composed of 12 members, who were appointed as such:
** [[Internet Assigned Numbers Authority]] (IANA) – 2 members
** [[Internet Society]] (ISOC) – 2 members
** Representative of the Depository of this MoU -1 member
** [[Internet Architecture Board]] (IAB) – 2 members
** [[Council of Registrars]] (CORE) – 2 members
** [[International Telecommunication Union]] (ITU) – 1 member
** [[World Intellectual Property Organization]] (WIPO) – 1 member
** [[International Trademark Association]] (INTA) - 1 member
* '''Policy Oversight Committee (POC)'''-will be the decision making body of the organization. It has the authority to implement regulations for the Council of Registrars such as the number, requirements and removal of registrars. The POC is composed of 12 members who will be appointed from:
* '''Policy Advisory Body (PAB)'''- responsible for making general policy recommendations to the Policy Oversight Committee regarding amendments to the MoU, recommendations should be related to gTLDs and the DNS.
* '''Council of Registrars ([[CORE]])'''- composed of recognized registrars, to be created under the name CORE, as a Swiss association under the laws of the Swiss government. Registrars should be member of CORE and must be a signatory of the CORE-MoU. Registrars will be assigned second level domain names ([[SLD]]s) in any gTLDs.
* '''Administrative Domain Name Challenge Panels (ACPs)'''- responsible for handling domain name disputes. ACPs will be organized by the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center in Geneva, Switzerland, however, staff from WIPO will not be included in any panel. Registrars are mandated to honor the decisions of any panel.
* '''Administrative Domain Name Challenge Panels (ACPs)'''-will be responsible in handling domain name disputes. ACPs will be organized by the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center in Geneva, Switzerland however, staffs from WIPO will not be included in any panel. Registrars are mandated to honor the decisions of any panel.
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