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The Commission specifically notes that this objection is not a part of the GAC Early Warning process, and goes on to note that "the Commission does not consider itself legally bound to [ICANN] processes," given that there is not legal agreement between the two bodies.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/docs/20121127093808906.pdf DomainIncite.com/Docs] Published 27 Nov 2012, Retrieved 11 Dec 2012</ref><ref>[http://domainincite.com/11130-europe-rejects-icanns-authority-as-it-warns-of-problems-with-58-new-gtlds Europe Rejects ICANNs Authority As it Warns of Problems with 58 New gTLDs, DomainIncite.com] Published 27 Nov 2012, Retrieved 11 Dec 2012</ref>
The Commission specifically notes that this objection is not a part of the GAC Early Warning process, and goes on to note that "the Commission does not consider itself legally bound to [ICANN] processes," given that there is not legal agreement between the two bodies.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/docs/20121127093808906.pdf DomainIncite.com/Docs] Published 27 Nov 2012, Retrieved 11 Dec 2012</ref><ref>[http://domainincite.com/11130-europe-rejects-icanns-authority-as-it-warns-of-problems-with-58-new-gtlds Europe Rejects ICANNs Authority As it Warns of Problems with 58 New gTLDs, DomainIncite.com] Published 27 Nov 2012, Retrieved 11 Dec 2012</ref>
==Application Details==
"“Bio” comes from the Greek prefix “bio” which means life or living organism and from which a large number of words have derived, including but not limited to “biology”, “biophysics” and “biopsy”.
In at least 8 languages spoken in 52 countries, “bio” is also used as short form of words meaning organic farming:
*“bio” is the short form of “agriculture biologique” in French;
*“bio” is the short form of “Produkte aus biologischer Landwirtschaft” in German;
*“bio” is the short form of “agricoltura biologica” or “prodotto bio” in Italian;
*“bio” is the short form of “Biopotravina” in Czech;
*“bio” is the short form of “bioélelmiszerek” in Hungarian;
*“bio” is the short form of “Agricultura Biológica” in Portuguese;
*“bio” is also used as short form of words meaning organic farming in Norwegian and Dutch.
“Bio” has clearly different meanings and may refer to organic farming and organic products as well as to biotechnology, biomedical technologies and other fields of life sciences.
Organic refers to the way
agricultural products,
food and fiber, are grown and
processed. Organic production is based on a system of farming that maintains and replenishes soil fertility without the use of toxic and persistent pesticides and fertilizers. The use of genetic engineering, sewage sludge, cloning, and irradiation are prohibited in organic production and processing. Consumer demand for organic products has widened over the last decade, which is reflected by the continued growth of the organic industry. The organic industry, mostly organic farming and organic food production⁄distribution, are governed by national and international standards and legislations.
Life Sciences encompass companies in the fields of biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, biomedical technologies, life systems technologies, nutraceuticals, cosmeceuticals, food processing, environmental, biomedical devices, and organizations and institutions that devote the majority of their efforts in the various stages of research, development, technology transfer and commercialization.
The key utility and aim of the .bio gTLD is to provide for a focused name space that will serve all industries and business segments covered by the word “bio” while ensuring that organic legislations are respected.
In order to manage and control eligibility of registrants involved in the production or distribution of organic products, Starting Dot will draft an EPP extension named ‘accept-policy-dotbio’. This EPP extension will indicate in the .bio registry whether a registrant is involved or not in organic production or⁄and distribution and therefore certifies complying with existing national and international organic standards and legislations as set forth in the .bio domain name registration policies."<ref>[http://gtldresult.icann.org/application-result/applicationstatus/applicationdetails/1607 Application Details, gTLDresultICANN.org]Retrieved 12 Dec 2012</ref>
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